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 Acosta in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Acosta. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Acosta listed first.
- Sipesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
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- Gideon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gideon is located in Somerset County
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- Edie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edie is located in Somerset County
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- Jenners Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
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- Jennerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Husband
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Husband is located in Somerset County
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- Geiger
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Geiger is located in Somerset County
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- Friedens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glessner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glessner is located in Somerset County
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- Coleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Somerset County
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- Stoystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lavansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mostoller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mostoller is located in Somerset County
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- Lambertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lambertsville is located in Somerset County
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- Hooversville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
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- Laughlintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shanksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
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- Hollsopple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davidsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
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- Trent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trent is located in Somerset County
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- Gebhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gebhart is located in Somerset County
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- Shamrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shamrock is located in Somerset County
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- Hillsview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsview is located in Westmoreland County
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- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Somerset County
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- Ligonier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Acosta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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