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 Afton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Afton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
- Dority
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dority is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dority
- Cranesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cranesville is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Lenox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Cuzzart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cuzzart is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzzart
- Guseman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guseman was located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
- Morgans Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgans Glade is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Albright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terra Alta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Point is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
- Kingwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Corinth is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Skipnish ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skipnish was located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipnish
- Brandonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Hoyes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoyes is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyes
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Snider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snider is also located in Preston County
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- McHenry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bruceton Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Herring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Herring is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Amblersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amblersburg is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amblersburg
- Clifton Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton Mills is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Friendsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Farms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glade Farms is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Farms
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 Afton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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