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 in 1895, Challenge had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Challenge, with the one closest to Challenge listed first.
- Cartwright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Brockport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brandy Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
- Kylers Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crenshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lanes Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
- Dagus Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McMinns Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McMinns Summit is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinns Summit
- Kersey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beechtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beechtree is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechtree
- Winterburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Penfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carman is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman
- Ridgway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harveys Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
- Sabula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sabula is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- Tyler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Daguscahonda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Daguscahonda is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daguscahonda
- Portland Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Sugar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Coal Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Glen is located in Jefferson County
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- Narrows Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield County
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- Weedville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Falls Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Marys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whistletown
(11 miles [17.7 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 Challenge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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