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, New Kensington had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Kensington had a population of 12,188 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from New Kensington, with the one closest to New Kensington listed first.
- Parnassus
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arnold
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Creighton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hites
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hites is located in Allegheny County
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- Valley Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
- Cheswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brackenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tarentum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Natrona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Drennen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drennen is located in Allegheny County
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- Milligantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Milligantown is located in Westmoreland County
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- Braeburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braeburn is located in Westmoreland County
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- Harmarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmarville is located in Allegheny County
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- Oakmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Verona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Metcalf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalf is located in Westmoreland County
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- Karns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Markle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Markle is located in Westmoreland County
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- Sligo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
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- Culmerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dorseyville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseyville
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 New Kensington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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