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, Gideon had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gideon, with the one closest to Gideon listed first.
- Geiger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Geiger is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Sipesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Husband
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friedens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Edie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edie
- Jenners Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mostoller
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stoystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lavansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jennerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lambertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lambertsville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertsville
- Shanksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hooversville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glessner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glessner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glessner
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buckstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Shamrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shamrock is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Forward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gebhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gebhart is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gebhart
- Beachdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Downey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glade is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Boone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Hollsopple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Gideon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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