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 Pocahontas had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
- Wittenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County
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- Sand Patch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Patch is located in Somerset County
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- Morantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morantown is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morantown
- Mount Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wellersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Frostburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eckhart Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Barrelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Philson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Philson is located in Somerset County
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- Meyersdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
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- Shaw Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Mines is located in Somerset County
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- Boynton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County
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- Avilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County (MD)
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- Borden Shaft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Clarysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Salisbury Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury Junction is located in Somerset County
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- Summit Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Hays Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County
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- West Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County
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- Carlos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Vale Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vale Summit is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Glencoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glencoe is located in Somerset County
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- Ocean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Corriganville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Kreigbaum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kreigbaum is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreigbaum
- Ellerslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Foley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foley is located in Somerset County
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- Garrett
(9 miles [14.5 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 Pocahontas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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