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 in 1895, Downey had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Downey, with the one closest to Downey listed first.
- Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glade is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Shanksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boone is located in Somerset County
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- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Savage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Savage is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Savage
- West End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West End is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Mineral Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Spring is located in Somerset County
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- Pine Hill Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Station is located in Somerset County
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- Lambertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lambertsville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertsville
- Johnsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mostoller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Coleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beachdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kegg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friedens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shober
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shober is located in Somerset County
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- Hays Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Buena Vista is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buena Vista
- Geiger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Geiger is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Philson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Philson is located in Somerset County
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- Glencoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glencoe is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Foley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Foley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Fairhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stoystown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Daley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daley
- Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Downey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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