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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alexandria had a population of 438 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Alexandria had a population of 327 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Barree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barree is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barree
- Petersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Water Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spruce Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Yellow Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
- Covedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlim is located in Blair County
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- Huntingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Franklinville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Arch Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arch Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Spring
- McConnellstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cottage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Point View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ganister
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ganister is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganister
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ardenheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ardenheim is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardenheim
- Donation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neffs Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Culp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Tyrone Forge
(9 miles [14.5 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 Alexandria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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