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 Needful in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Needful. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Needful listed first.
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clearfield Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield Junction is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield Junction
- Bigler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bigler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigler
- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
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- Leonard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leonard is located in Clearfield County
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- Lecontes Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Clearfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- West Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
- West Decatur has also been known as:
- Blue Ball
- Decatur
- Morrisdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Glen Richey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Richey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
- Oshanter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oshanter is located in Clearfield County
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- Jeffries
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jeffries is located in Clearfield County
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- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Clearfield County
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- Kylertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Curwensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gearhartville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gearhartville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhartville
- Loch Lomond Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lomond Junction is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond Junction
- Keewaydin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Olanta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Victor is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Winburne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winburne is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winburne
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 Needful, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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