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 Amherst in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Amherst. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Amherst listed first.
- Eggertsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Snyder
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snyder is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Kenmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Getzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tonawanda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cheektowaga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forks is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks
- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Amherst
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Amherst is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Amherst
- North Tonawanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sloan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sloan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Doyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Doyle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Bowmansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swormville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wendelville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelville
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Beach Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beach Ridge is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Ridge
- Gardenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarence Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Johnsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millersport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millersport is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
- Pendleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Pendleton Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Amherst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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