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 Bessemer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bessemer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bessemer listed first.
- Berkeley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Berkeley is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Bedington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Spring Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Foltz ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Foltz is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foltz
- Falling Waters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Martinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- North Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Mountain is located in Berkeley County
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- Hedgesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marlowe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marlowe is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlowe
- Green Spring Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Downsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Downsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Williamsport Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Four Locks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Jones Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
- Shepherdstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grimes is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Williamsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Berkeley County
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- Clear Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kearneysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Fairplay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint James is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Ernstville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ernstville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
- Cherry Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
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 Bessemer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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