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 Fisher in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fisher. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fisher listed first.
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Black Diamond
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Manown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manown
- Charleroi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gibsonton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Monongahela
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Belle Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- New Eagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baidland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Lover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- Roscoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Elkhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Courtney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Courtney is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Elco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Stockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allenport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shire Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shire Oaks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shire Oaks
- Bunola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bunola is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunola
- Hilldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hilldale is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Wallace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Huston Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huston Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston Run
- Coal Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Speers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Fayette City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 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 Fisher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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