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