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 Forwardstown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Forwardstown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Forwardstown listed first.
- Glessner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glessner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glessner
- Jennerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jenners Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Davidsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollsopple
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hooversville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Ingleside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ingleside is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Walsall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walsall is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsall
- Ferndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sipesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
- Stoystown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Hillsview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsview is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Laughlintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Geistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Geistown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Stonycreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonycreek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonycreek
- Conemaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
- Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edie is located in Somerset County
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- Gideon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gideon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Forward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Scalp Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- West Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- New Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Friedens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Mostoller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mostoller is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mostoller
- Lambertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lambertsville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertsville
- Rummel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rummel is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rummel
- Ligonier
(11 miles [17.7 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 Forwardstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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