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 Gastown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gastown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gastown listed first.
- Elderton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Advance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Indiana County
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- Shelocta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Atwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Whitesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
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- Blanco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
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- Willet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
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- Girty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Girty is located in Armstrong County
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- South Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Bend is located in Armstrong County
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- Parkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
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- Creekside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Rural Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blanket Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blanket Hill is located in Armstrong County
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- Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Top is located in Armstrong County
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- Brick Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brick Church is located in Armstrong County
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- Cochrans Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
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- Greendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Armstrong County
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- Crete
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crete is located in Indiana County
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- Chambersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
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- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
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- Bryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
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- Shady Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Plain is located in Armstrong County
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- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
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- Kimmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
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- Plumville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Barnards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
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- Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
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 Gastown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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