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)
- Roadside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
- Blue Ridge Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fountain Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nunnery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Waynesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Pen Mar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Highfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Jacks Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Mont Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knepper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knepper is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knepper
- Blue Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Sabillasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pond Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Bank
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Zullinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Ringgold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Orrtanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graefenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Graefenburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graefenburg
- Duffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Altenwald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altenwald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenwald
- Edgemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edgemont is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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. |
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