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 Silver Lake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Silver Lake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Horse Shoe Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Eglon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eglon is located in Preston County
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- Wilsonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonia is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Dobbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
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- Sell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sell is located in Preston County
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- Brookside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Preston County
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- William
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- William is located in Tucker County
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- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
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- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
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- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lead Mine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lead Mine is located in Tucker County
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- Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bayard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Fort Pendleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Coketon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
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- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gormania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gormania is located in Grant County
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- Gorman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gorman is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Skipnish ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Skipnish is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipnish
- Kearney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kearney is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Hutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Preston County
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- Amblersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amblersburg is located in Preston County
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- Rowlesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macomber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Hannahsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hannahsville is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahsville
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 Silver Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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