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 Aurora had a population of 248 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
- Carmel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brookside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brookside is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Eglon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eglon is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglon
- Sell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Shoe Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Amblersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amblersburg is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amblersburg
- Rowlesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Skipnish ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skipnish is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipnish
- Hutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Macomber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Terra Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Etam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Etam is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etam
- Lead Mine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lead Mine is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
- Wilsonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonia is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Dobbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hannahsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hannahsville is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahsville
- Bayard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- William
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- William is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William
- Gorman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gorman is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Gormania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gormania is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormania
- Tunnelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Aurora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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