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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 Hayden in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hayden. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.

  • Albright
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dority
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dority is located in Preston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dority
  • Lenox
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenox is located in Preston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Guseman ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Guseman is located in Preston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
  • Kingwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Valley Point is located in Preston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
  • Snider
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Snider is located in Preston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
  • Morgans Glade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
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  • Terra Alta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cuzzart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuzzart is located in Preston County
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  • Hudson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson is located in Preston County
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  • Herring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Herring is located in Preston County
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  • Cranesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cranesville is located in Preston County
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  • Howesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Howesville is located in Preston County
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  • Amblersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Amblersburg is located in Preston County
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  • Rockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockville is located in Preston County
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  • Jessop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jessop is located in Preston County
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  • Corinth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Corinth is located in Preston County
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  • Bruceton Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Masontown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Reedsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tunnelton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hutton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
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  • Brandonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brandonville is located in Preston County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • West End
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West End is located in Preston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
  • Rowlesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Skipnish ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Skipnish is located in Garrett County (MD)
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  • Pisgah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pisgah is located in Preston County
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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 Hayden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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