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 Polktown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Polktown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Polktown listed first.
- Zullinger
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Wingerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Waynesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Nunnery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Leitersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Clay Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
- Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- State Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Roadside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roadside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
- Knepper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knepper is located in Franklin County
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- Greencastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Mont Alto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altenwald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Altenwald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenwald
- Kauffman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kauffman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kauffman
- Maugansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Pen Mar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
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- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Cearfoss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cearfoss is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearfoss
- Chewsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Cavetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- New Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Highfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Blue Ridge Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Polktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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