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 Purkins Corner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Purkins Corner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Purkins Corner listed first.
- Edgehill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
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- Weedonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
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- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
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- Comorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Comorn is located in King George County
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- Ambar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ambar is located in King George County
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- Port Conway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
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- Alden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in King George County
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- Hampstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
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- Osso
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Osso is located in King George County
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- Port Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moss Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
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- Rollins Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rollins Fork is located in King George County
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- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
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- Owens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owens is located in King George County
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- Passapatanzy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Passapatanzy is located in King George County
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- Brandywine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brandywine is located in Caroline County
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- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Charles County (MD)
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- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Caroline County
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- Grayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grayton is located in Charles County (MD)
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- Corbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Caroline County
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- Nanjemoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Upper Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Upper Zion is located in Caroline County
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- Loretto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
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- Leedstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
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- Potomac Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
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- Popes Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Popes Creek is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
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 Purkins Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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