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 Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Springs listed first.
- Grantsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <2>
- West Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County
- Boynton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Boynton is located in Somerset County
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Shaw Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Mines
- Shaw Mines is located in Somerset County
- Summit Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County
- New Germany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Germany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
- New Germany is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Avilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Meyersdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
- Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <2>
- West Meyersdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Meyersdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
- Salisbury Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Junction
- Salisbury Junction is located in Somerset County
- Listonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Listonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Engle Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engle Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Mill
- Engle Mill is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Bittinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittinger
- Bittinger is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bittinger <2>
- Markleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Markleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markleton
- Markleton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markleton <2>
- Pinkerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Fort Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Fort Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hill <2>
- Dumas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Casselman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Somerset County
- Sand Patch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Patch
- Sand Patch is located in Somerset County
- Garrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Garrett is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <2>
- Harnedsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harnedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnedsville
- Harnedsville is located in Somerset County
- Ursina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Addison is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
- Mineral Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County (MD)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |