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 Forge Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Forge Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Forge Hill listed first.
- Keyser
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dawson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dawson is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Black Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oak is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Reeses Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeses Mill
- Westernport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Virginia Central Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Headsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
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- Barton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
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- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Mineral County
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- Bier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bier is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Rawlings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warnocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Warnocks is located in Mineral County
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- Windom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
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- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barnum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barnum is located in Mineral County
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- Lonaconing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
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- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Mineral County
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- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
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- Pinto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Ocean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Carlos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Chaffee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chaffee is located in Mineral County
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- Elk Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cresaptown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vale Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vale Summit is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Floyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Floyd is located in Garrett County (MD)
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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 Forge Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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