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, Laboratory had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Laboratory, with the one closest to Laboratory listed first.
- Braddock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vankirk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vankirk is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vankirk
- South Strabane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Strabane is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strabane
- Zediker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zediker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zediker
- Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lagonda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bentleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyde
- Eighty Four
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Meadow Lands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McCracken
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCracken is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Lone Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McGovern
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McGovern is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGovern
- Wylandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wylandville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylandville
- Van Buren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Odell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bakers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bakers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Vanceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vanceville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
- Dunningsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gilkeson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- Canonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Laboratory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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