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 Ranson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ranson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ranson listed first.
- Charles Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Halltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Halltown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Aldridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Aldridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Duffields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Duffields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffields
- Shenandoah Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rippon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kabletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Leetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leetown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
- Kearneysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summit Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Harpers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Uvilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvilla
- Middleway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Neersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Neersville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neersville
- Bakerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerton is located in Jefferson County
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- Gaylord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Sandy Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weverton is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weverton
- Shepherdstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wadesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Georges Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Antietam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Darkesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Ranson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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