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

  • Sherrett
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sherrett is located in Armstrong County
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  • Rimer
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rimer is located in Armstrong County
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  • Tidal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tidal is located in Armstrong County
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  • Phillipston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillipston is located in Clarion County
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  • Cowansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Adrian
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Adrian is located in Armstrong County
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  • Templeton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mahoning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mahoning is located in Armstrong County
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  • Widnoon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Widnoon is located in Armstrong County
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  • Catfish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Catfish is located in Clarion County
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  • Lawsonham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
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  • New Athens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • New Athens is located in Clarion County
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  • East Brady
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fosters Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fosters Mills is located in Armstrong County
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  • Dee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dee is located in Armstrong County
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  • Sarah Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
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  • Bradys Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
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  • Adams
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Adams is located in Armstrong County
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  • Gosford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gosford is located in Armstrong County
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  • Mosgrove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mosgrove is located in Armstrong County
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  • Kellersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kellersburg is located in Armstrong County
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  • Diamond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond is located in Clarion County
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  • Rimersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Queenstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
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  • Bela
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bela is located in Clarion County
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  • Walkchalk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
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  • Ewing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ewing is located in Armstrong County
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  • Deanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Deanville is located in Armstrong County
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  • Upper Hillville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Upper Hillville is located in Clarion County
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  • Kaylor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kaylor is located in Armstrong 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 Cosmus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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