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 Cresson had a population of 295 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cresson had a population of 1,531 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
- Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lucket
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lucket is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucket
- Wildwood Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Loretto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Munster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bens Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gallitzin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kaylor is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Noel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Noel is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Sonman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elstie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elstie is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstie
- Amsbry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Portage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Puritan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ebensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duncansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Chest Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stiffler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stiffler is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
- Allegheny Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allegheny Furnace is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Furnace
- Dysart
(9 miles [14.5 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 Cresson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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