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 Decatur had a population of 139 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Decatur, with the one closest to Decatur listed first.
- Alfarata
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
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- Shindle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shindle is located in Mifflin County
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- Soradoville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Soradoville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soradoville
- Paintersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
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- Wagner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wagner is located in Mifflin County
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- Vira
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vira is located in Mifflin County
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- Maitland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland is located in Mifflin County
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- Siglerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Siglerville is located in Mifflin County
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- Naginey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Naginey is located in Mifflin County
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- Honey Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
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- Bannerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
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- Reedsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yeagertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McClure
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crossgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
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- Milroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mifflin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Snyder County
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- Lewistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Mifflintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Juniata County
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- Poe Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poe Mills is located in Centre County
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- McAlisterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raubs Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Raubs Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raubs Mills
- Ingleby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
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 Decatur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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