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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 Wirt in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wirt. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wirt listed first.

  • Nile
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Nile is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile
  • Inavale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Inavale is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inavale
  • Bolivar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kossuth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kossuth is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Clarksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
  • Sawyer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sawyer is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Vosburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vosburg is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
  • Allentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Obi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Obi is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obi
  • Little Genesee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pikeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pikeville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Petrolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Petrolia is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
  • Norton Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Norton Summit is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Summit
  • Belmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cuba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
  • Haskell Flats
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Haskell Flats is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Flats
  • Honeoye
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
  • South Bolivar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • South Bolivar is located in Allegany County
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  • Alma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma is located in Allegany County
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  • Scio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Belvidere
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Belvidere is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • North Cuba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Cuba is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cuba
  • Bowler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowler is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
  • East Sharon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • East Sharon is located in Potter County (PA)
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  • Black Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wellsville
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Wirt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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