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 Fort Run in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Run. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Run listed first.
- Moorefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fabius ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fabius is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Old Fields
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Fields is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fields
- Doman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doman
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Inkerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glebe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glebe is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glebe
- Lahmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Medley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seymourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Purgitsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Purgitsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgitsville
- Masonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Mathias
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kirby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Maysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Hardy County
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- Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perry is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Greenland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ruckman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruckman is located in Hampshire County
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- Pansy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seemly is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Peru
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wardensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Fort Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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