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, Virginia Mills had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Virginia Mills, with the one closest to Virginia Mills listed first.
- Fairfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jacks Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orrtanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fountain Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- McKnightstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Fairplay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Greenmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emmitsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sedgwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sedgwick is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Round Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Adams County
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- Gettysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mummasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roadside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roadside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
- Pen Mar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Sabillasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Adams County
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- Graefenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graefenburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graefenburg
- Trust
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goldenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arendtsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Bank
- Mont Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Virginia Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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