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 Murdocksville had a population of 462 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Murdocksville, with the one closest to Murdocksville listed first.
- Virsoix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Bavington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
- Harshaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harshaville
- From Murdocksville to Harshaville
- Frankfort Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Candor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Candor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Candor
- From Murdocksville to Candor
- Imperial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
- Imperial is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <3>
- Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Dinsmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dinsmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dinsmore
- From Murdocksville to Dinsmore
- Bulger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Carnot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Kendall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Kendall is located in Beaver County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kendall
- From Murdocksville to Kendall
- Comettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Comettsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Comettsburg
- From Murdocksville to Comettsburg
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <3>
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paris
- From Murdocksville to Paris
- McCleary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Hanlin Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hanlin Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hanlin Station
- From Murdocksville to Hanlin Station
- Primrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - McDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- McDonald is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonald <3>
- Beechcliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechcliff
- Beechcliff is located in Allegheny County
- Stoops Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoops Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
- Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
- Shields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Leetsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leetsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsdale
- Leetsdale is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leetsdale <3>
- New Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Sheffield
- From Murdocksville to New Sheffield
- Holt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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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 Murdocksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |