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 Plum Run had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Plum Run, with the one closest to Plum Run listed first.
- Dickeys Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeys Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys Mountain
- Dickeys Mountain is located in Fulton County
- Warfordsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfordsburg
- Warfordsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfordsburg <3>
- Covalt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needmore <3>
- Sylvan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Dott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Sleepy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sleepy Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Big Cove Tannery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cove Tannery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
- Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Websters Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Buck Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Valley
- Buck Valley is located in Fulton County
- Sipes Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sipes Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Sir Johns Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sir Johns Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
- Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Ridersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
- Ridersville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Cherry Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherry Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Ernstville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernstville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
- Ernstville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Indian Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County (MD)
- Berkeley Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Springs
- Berkeley Springs is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley Springs <3>
- Holton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Claylick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Pleasant Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Green Spring Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County (MD)
- Clear Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Clear Spring is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Spring <3>
- Mercersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
- Mercersburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <3>
- Emmaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Robinsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
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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 Plum Run, 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. |