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 Bear Rocks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bear Rocks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bear Rocks listed first.
- Acme
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Laurelville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Donegal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kecksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Southwest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Mammoth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mammoth is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Morewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- West Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scottdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Everson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Calumet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- United
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pennsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Jones Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hawkeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mutual
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Moyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moyer is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer
- Indian Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stahlstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lycippus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trauger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trauger is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trauger
- Tarrs
(7 miles [11.3 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 Bear Rocks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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