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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 Compton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Compton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Tarentum
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brackenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
- Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <2>
- Natrona
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Braeburn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braeburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeburn
- Braeburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Karns
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Karns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Metcalf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Westmoreland County
- Sligo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Creighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
- Creighton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <2>
- Hites
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hites have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hites
- Hites is located in Allegheny County
- Valley Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
- Arnold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <2>
- Garvers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garvers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvers Ferry
- Garvers Ferry is located in Westmoreland County
- New Kensington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parnassus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milligantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milligantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligantown
- Milligantown is located in Westmoreland County
- Bagdad
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bagdad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Culmerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Culmerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Cheswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswick
- Cheswick is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswick <2>
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ekastown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Markle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
- Markle is located in Westmoreland County
- Aladdin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aladdin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Sandy Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lick
- Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
- Sarversville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarversville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarversville
- Sarversville is located in Butler County
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 Compton, 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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