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 Cowan had a population of 126 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Vicksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buffalo Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Crossroads
- Mazeppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Forest Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Mifflinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lochiel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lochiel is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
- Rand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rand is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand
- Kelly Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Point is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swengel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swengel is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swengel
- Penns Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Chillisquaque
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chillisquaque is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillisquaque
- Montandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Kratzerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- New Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Globe Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Kreamer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kapp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kapp is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapp
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 Cowan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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