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 Shimpstown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shimpstown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shimpstown listed first.
- Claylick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Mercersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Welsh Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Mercersburg Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
- Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Lemasters
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Sylvan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Williamson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Markes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Fort Loudon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Broadfording
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Broadfording is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording
- Websters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Big Cove Tannery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
- Clear Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conococheague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conococheague
- Cearfoss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cearfoss is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearfoss
- Greencastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dickeys Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dickeys Mountain is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys Mountain
- Huyett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Maugansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- State Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kauffman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kauffman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kauffman
- Housum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Housum is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housum
- Saint Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Shimpstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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