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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 in 1895, Shaw Mines had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shaw Mines, with the one closest to Shaw Mines listed first.

  • Meyersdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • West Meyersdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • West Meyersdale is also located in Somerset County
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  • Summit Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Summit Mills is also located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
  • Boynton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Boynton is also located in Somerset County
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  • Salisbury Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Salisbury Junction is also located in Somerset County
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  • West Salisbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Salisbury is also located in Somerset County
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  • Sand Patch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sand Patch is also located in Somerset County
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  • Garrett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Garrett is also located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
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  • Hays Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hays Mill is also located in Somerset County
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  • Pocahontas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocahontas is also located in Somerset County
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  • Wittenberg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wittenberg is also located in Somerset County
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  • Shober
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Shober is also located in Somerset County
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  • Pine Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Hill is also located in Somerset County
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  • Mineral Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mineral Spring is also located in Somerset County
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  • Beachdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Beachdale is also located in Somerset County
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  • Savage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Savage is also located in Somerset County
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  • Grantsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Philson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Philson is also located in Somerset County
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  • Pine Hill Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Hill Station is also located in Somerset County
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  • Rockwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Avilton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Avilton is located in Garrett County (MD)
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  • Shamrock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Shamrock is also located in Somerset County
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  • Berlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Berlin is also located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
  • Casselman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Casselman is also located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Markleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinkerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pinkerton is also located in Somerset 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 Shaw Mines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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