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 Purcell had a population of 382 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Purcell, with the one closest to Purcell listed first.
- Robinsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buck Valley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Valley
- Piney Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Elbinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elbinsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbinsville
- Chaneysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chaneysville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaneysville
- Clearville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warfordsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mattie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mattie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Rainsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Emmaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sir Johns Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flintstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Great Cacapon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Covalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mench
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mench is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mench
- Everett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ott Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berkeley Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Crystal Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gapsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gapsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
- Jackson Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jackson Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Mills
- Charlesville
(13 miles [20.9 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 Purcell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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