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 Desire in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Desire. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Desire listed first.
- Cramer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cramer is located in Jefferson County
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- Panic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
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- Anita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anita is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Adrian Mines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adrian Mines is located in Jefferson County
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- Big Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Sykesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prescottville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
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- Reynoldsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bells Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bells Mills is located in Jefferson County
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- Troutville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
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- Rathmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rathmel is located in Jefferson County
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- Walston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walston is located in Jefferson County
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- Winslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
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- Helvetia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
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- Fuller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Jefferson County
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- Oliveburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Punxsutawney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elbell is located in Jefferson County
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- Pancoast
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
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- Sandy Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
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- Frostburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frostburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Hillman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Emerickville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emerickville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerickville
- Knox Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knox Dale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Dale
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 Desire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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