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 Skyline in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Skyline. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Skyline listed first.
- Hartmansville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Laurel Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Dale is located in Mineral County
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- Elk Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chaffee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chaffee is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Blaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Mineral County
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- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
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- Shaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
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- Mount Storm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
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- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Grant County
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- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Barnum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barnum is located in Mineral County
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- Bismarck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
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- Warnocks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Warnocks is located in Mineral County
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- Windom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Medley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport is located in Grant County
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- Swanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Virginia Central Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Kearney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kearney is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Gormania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gormania is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormania
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keyser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Gorman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gorman is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
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 Skyline, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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