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 Orkney Springs had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orkney Springs, with the one closest to Orkney Springs listed first.
- Hepners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hepners is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepners
- Mount Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mathias
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Rinkerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Criders
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fulks Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Timberville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quicksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hawkinstown is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Cootes Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Market Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Market Station is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market Station
- Columbia Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Edinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mayland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Luke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Luke is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Luke
- Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Peru
(14 miles [22.5 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 Orkney Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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