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 Blue Knob had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Knob, with the one closest to Blue Knob listed first.
- Bens Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Puritan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pavia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Claysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brooks Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sonman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cresson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Queen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Queen is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen
- McKee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McKee is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lucket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucket is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucket
- Roaring Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rodman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rodman is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Duncansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Summit is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Summit
- Ore Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- East Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Stiffler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stiffler is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
- Munster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Lovely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lovely is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hollidaysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Noel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noel is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Gallitzin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Blue Knob, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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