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 Sylvan had a population of 190 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sylvan, with the one closest to Sylvan listed first.
- Dickeys Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dickeys Mountain is located in Fulton County
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- Plum Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plum Run is located in Fulton County
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- Big Cove Tannery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
- Sleepy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Claylick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
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- Indian Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County (MD)
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- Websters Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
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- Cherry Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
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- Ernstville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ernstville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
- Clear Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mercersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Covalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Warfordsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Green Spring Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
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- Welsh Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
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- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Holton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
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- Four Locks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Mercersburg Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
- Dickey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
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- Conococheague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conococheague
- Upton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Franklin County
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- Lemasters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Markes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
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 Sylvan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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