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 Towson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Towson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Towson listed first.
- Jessop
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jessop is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessop
- West End
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West End is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Tunnelton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Howesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Howesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Austen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Austen is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austen
- Snider
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Newburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Fellowsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowsville is located in Preston County
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- Rowlesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amblersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amblersburg is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amblersburg
- Macomber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Reedsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gladesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Irontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Irontown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irontown
- Evansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Etam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Etam is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etam
- Albright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Marquess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marquess is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquess
- Masontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sinclair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sinclair is located in Preston County
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- Halleck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Terra Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Towson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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