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, Ganister had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ganister, with the one closest to Ganister listed first.
- Franklin Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
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- Springfield Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wertz
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wertz is located in Blair County
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- Williamsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Point View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
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- Covedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
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- Canoe Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
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- Flowing Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
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- Carlim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carlim is located in Blair County
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- Yellow Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
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- Reese
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reese is located in Blair County
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- Royer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royer is located in Blair County
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- Marklesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Frankstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
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- Culp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Culp is located in Blair County
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- Aitch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aitch is located in Huntingdon County
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- McConnellstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
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- Water Street
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
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- Loop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loop is located in Blair County
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- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollidaysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Entriken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arch Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arch Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Spring
- Juniata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata is located in Blair County
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- Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Allegheny Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 Ganister, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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