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 Alaska in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alaska. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Brookville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
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- Coder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Howe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Baxter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Content
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Corsica
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Summerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- McGarey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Emerickville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerickville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerickville
- Emerickville is located in Jefferson County
- Hazen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Richardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Richardsville is located in Jefferson County
- Sigel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigel
- Sigel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigel <3>
- Heathville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathville
- Heathville is located in Jefferson County
- Ohl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Knox Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Fuller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Day
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Kingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Clarion County
- Shannondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Shannondale is located in Clarion County
- Pansy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Coolspring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Coolspring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolspring <3>
- Allens Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allens Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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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 Alaska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |