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, West Salisbury had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Salisbury, with the one closest to West Salisbury listed first.
- Boynton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shaw Mines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw Mines is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Mines
- Summit Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grantsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meyersdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Meyersdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury Junction is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Junction
- Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Savage is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Avilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pocahontas is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Sand Patch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Patch is located in Somerset County
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- Garrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Germany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Germany is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
- Wittenberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hays Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinkerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkerton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton
- Pine Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shober
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shober is located in Somerset County
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- Casselman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Markleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carlos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Frostburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Philson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philson
- Pine Hill Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Station is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Station
- Mineral Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Spring is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Beachdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Listonburg
(11 miles [17.7 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 West Salisbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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