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 Dysertown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dysertown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dysertown listed first.
- Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
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- Cresson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lucket
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lucket is located in Cambria County
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- Bens Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Munster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Munster is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Sonman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sonman is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
- Loretto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noel is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Wildwood Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
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- Portage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gallitzin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kaylor is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Puritan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
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- Blue Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
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- Elstie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elstie is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstie
- Amsbry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
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- Ebensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duncansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canan is located in Blair County
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- Ashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stiffler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stiffler is located in Blair County
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- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
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- Chest Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Ehrenfeld
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ehrenfeld is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenfeld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Summerhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKee is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Brooks Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
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- Hollidaysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allegheny Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allegheny Furnace is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Furnace
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 Dysertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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