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 Ben Avon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ben Avon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ben Avon listed first.
- Two Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
- Indiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Homer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smathers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Crete
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crete is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Graceton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Brush Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Valley is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley
- Pikes Peak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
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- Onberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Onberg is located in Indiana County
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- Chambersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Parkwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Creekside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Suncliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Penn Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilpin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
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- Kimmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Shelocta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Heshbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heshbon is located in Indiana County
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- Tanoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tanoma is located in Indiana County
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- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Saltsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Indiana County
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- Nolo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
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 Ben Avon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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