Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Metal had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Metal, with the one closest to Metal listed first.
- Freestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Richmond Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond Furnace is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
- Burnt Cabins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fannettsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knobsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Edenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edenville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Fort Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Decorum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Decorum is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorum
- Saint Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mentzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mentzer is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentzer
- McConnellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maddensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hustontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Dickey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Markes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Upper Strasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Upper Strasburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Strasburg
- Meadow Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meadow Gap is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gap
- Mercersburg Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
- Lemasters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neelyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dublin Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Mills
- Gracey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gracey is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Metal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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