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 Short Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Short Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Short Gap listed first.
- Pinto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cresaptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seymour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seymour is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Bier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bier is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bier
- Rawlings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patterson Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Patterson Creek is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Creek
- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Clarysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ridgeley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vale Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vale Summit is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Summit
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Reeses Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeses Mill
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eckhart Mines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Shaft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grace is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Frostburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carlos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Lonaconing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Headsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morantown is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morantown
- Green Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Spring is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Oldtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Savage Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
- Kreigbaum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kreigbaum is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreigbaum
- Corriganville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Barton
(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 Short Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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