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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 Grand View in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grand View. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grand View listed first.

  • New Baltimore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • New Buena Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Buena Vista is located in Bedford County
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  • Helixville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Helixville is located in Bedford County
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  • Daley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Daley is located in Somerset County
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  • Kegg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kegg is located in Bedford County
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  • Boone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boone is located in Somerset County
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  • West End
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West End is located in Bedford County
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  • Buckstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Buckstown is located in Somerset County
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  • Glade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glade is located in Somerset County
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  • Schellsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shanksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Downey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Downey is located in Somerset County
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  • Reitz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Reitz is located in Somerset County
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  • New Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crumb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Crumb is located in Somerset County
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  • Glen Savage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Glen Savage is located in Somerset County
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  • Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Point is located in Bedford County
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  • Forward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Forward is located in Somerset County
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  • Lambertsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lambertsville is located in Somerset County
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  • Bard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bard is located in Bedford County
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  • Buffalo Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo Mills is located in Bedford County
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  • Manns Choice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Springhope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Springhope is located in Bedford County
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  • Madley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Madley is located in Bedford County
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  • Napier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Napier is located in Bedford County
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  • Fishertown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mostoller
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mostoller is located in Somerset County
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  • Coleman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Coleman is located in Somerset County
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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 Grand View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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