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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 Penn Laird in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Penn Laird. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Penn Laird listed first.

  • Keezletown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cross Keys
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Montevideo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
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  • Massanetta Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
  • Goods Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
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  • McGaheysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Peach Grove ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
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  • Friedens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Friedens is located in Rockingham County
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  • Lynnwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lynnwood is located in Rockingham County
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  • Almond ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Almond is located in Rockingham County
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  • Pleasant Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
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  • North River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North River is located in Rockingham County
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  • Port Republic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Paulington ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paulington is located in Rockingham County
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  • Melrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
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  • Mount Crawford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
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  • Weyers Cave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dale Enterprise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dale Enterprise is located in Rockingham County
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  • Linville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Linville is located in Rockingham County
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  • Bridgewater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Stonewall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonewall is located in Augusta County
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  • Edom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Edom is located in Rockingham County
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  • Elkton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
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  • Green Mount
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
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  • Oakwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood is located in Rockingham County
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  • Lacey Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
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  • Mount Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Clinton is located in Rockingham County
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  • Hinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinton is located in Rockingham County
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  • Rushville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
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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 Penn Laird, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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