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 Shanks Mill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shanks Mill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shanks Mill listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fountain Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Motters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Motters is located in Frederick County (MD)
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- Fairplay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County
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- Sabillasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
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- Virginia Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
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- Blue Ridge Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Highfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
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- Graceham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graceham is located in Frederick County (MD)
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- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Frederick County (MD)
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- Barlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Adams County
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- Pen Mar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
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- Loys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Loys is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loys
- Rocky Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Keysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Harney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Sedgwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sedgwick is located in Adams County
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- Round Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Adams County
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- Orrtanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Foxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foxville is located in Frederick County (MD)
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- Seven Stars
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
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- Roadside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roadside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
- Midvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Midvale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
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 Shanks Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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