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

  • Allegheny ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Allegheny is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
  • West End
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • West End is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
  • Woods Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
  • Mount Washington
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mount Washington is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
  • Pittsburgh
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Soho
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Soho is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
  • Crafton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Banksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Banksville is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
  • Beltzhoover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
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  • Arlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington is located in Allegheny County
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  • Ingram
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ingram is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
  • Carrick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Carrick is located in Allegheny County
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  • Mount Oliver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrenceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • McKees Rocks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chartiers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chartiers is located in Allegheny County
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  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenwood is located in Allegheny County
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  • East Liberty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Liberty is located in Allegheny County
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  • Etna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Etna is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etna <2>
  • Bellevue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Avalon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Avalon is located in Allegheny County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
  • West View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Castle Shannon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hays
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hays is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • Homewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Homewood is located in Allegheny County
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  • Morningside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Morningside is located in Allegheny County
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  • Sharpsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moon Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run

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 North Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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