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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>

While we didn't find Old Forge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Forge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Forge listed first.

  • Roadside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roadside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
    • Roadside is located in Franklin County
  • Blue Ridge Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fountain Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
    • Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
  • Quincy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Nunnery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nunnery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
    • Nunnery is located in Franklin County
  • Waynesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Midvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
    • Midvale is located in Franklin County
  • Pen Mar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
    • Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
  • Highfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
    • Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jacks Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacks Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
    • Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
  • Fairfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Virginia Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Virginia Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
    • Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
  • Mont Alto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mont Alto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
    • Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <3>
  • Knepper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knepper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knepper
    • Knepper is located in Franklin County
  • Blue Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
    • Blue Mountain is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Sabillasville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabillasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabillasville
    • Sabillasville is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabillasville <3>
  • Pond Bank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Bank
    • Pond Bank is located in Franklin County
  • Five Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Franklin County
  • Zullinger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
    • Zullinger is located in Franklin County
  • Ringgold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringgold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Ringgold is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Orrtanna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrtanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrtanna
    • Orrtanna is located in Adams County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrtanna <3>
  • Graefenburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graefenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graefenburg
    • Graefenburg is located in Adams County
  • Duffield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duffield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
    • Duffield is located in Franklin County
  • Altenwald
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altenwald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenwald
    • Altenwald is located in Franklin County
  • Edgemont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
    • Edgemont is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Fayetteville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <3>

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

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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 Old Forge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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