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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 Breakneck in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Breakneck. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Breakneck listed first.

  • Moyer
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Moyer is also located in Fayette County
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  • Pennsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pennsville is also located in Fayette County
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  • New Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Haven is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • Connellsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Broad Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Broad Ford is also located in Fayette County
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  • Crossland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Crossland is also located in Fayette County
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  • Trotter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trotter is also located in Fayette County
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  • Wheeler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheeler is also located in Fayette County
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  • Sitka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sitka is also located in Fayette County
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  • Scottdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Everson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Everson is also located in Fayette County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Owensdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Owensdale is also located in Fayette County
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  • Adelaide
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Adelaide is also located in Fayette County
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  • Dunbar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunbar is also located in Fayette County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
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  • West Overton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
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  • Indian Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Creek is also located in Fayette County
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  • Normalville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • White
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • White is also located in Fayette County
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  • Iron Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
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  • Leisenring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisenring is also located in Fayette County
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  • Hawkeye
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
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  • Dawson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dawson is also located in Fayette County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
  • Dickerson Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dickerson Run is also located in Fayette County
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  • Vanderbilt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Monarch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Monarch is also located in Fayette County
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  • Ferguson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferguson is also located in Fayette County
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  • Mill Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Head
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Indian Head is also located in Fayette County
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  • Laurelville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Laurelville is also located in Fayette County
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  • Morewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
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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 Breakneck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.