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

  • Ridgeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ridgeville is located in Mineral County
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  • Antioch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Antioch is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Burlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Junction is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
  • Headsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Headsville is located in Mineral County
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  • Laurel Dale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Dale is located in Mineral County
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  • Purgitsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Purgitsville is located in Hampshire County
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  • Keyser
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Reeses Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County
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  • Williamsport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Williamsport is located in Grant County
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  • Dawson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dawson is located in Allegany County (MD)
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  • Martin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Martin is located in Grant County
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  • Glebe ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glebe is located in Hampshire County
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  • West Virginia Central Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnum is located in Mineral County
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  • Shaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shaw is located in Mineral County
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  • Elk Garden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hartmansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
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  • Westernport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Piedmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Romney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Romney is located in Hampshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
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  • Bloomington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
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  • Black Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Black Oak is located in Allegany County (MD)
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  • Warnocks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Warnocks is located in Mineral County
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  • Windom ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Windom is located in Mineral County
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  • Chaffee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaffee is located in Mineral 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 Markwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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