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 Central City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Central City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Reitz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Daley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Forward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Buckstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Crumb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Helixville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helixville
- Helixville is located in Bedford County
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Lambertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertsville
- Lambertsville is located in Somerset County
- Hooversville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Mostoller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Boone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Rummel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Stoystown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoystown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoystown
- Stoystown is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoystown <3>
- Shanksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanksville
- Shanksville is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shanksville <3>
- Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - New Baltimore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- New Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buena Vista
- New Buena Vista is located in Bedford County
- New Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
- New Paris is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <3>
- Coleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Somerset County
- Kegg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Schellsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg
- Schellsburg is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schellsburg <3>
- Hollsopple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollsopple
- Hollsopple is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollsopple <3>
- Friedens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Friedens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friedens <3>
- Scalp Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalp Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Downey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Springhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope
- Springhope is located in Bedford County
- Davidsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsville
- Davidsville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidsville <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Central City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |