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 Norvelt in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Norvelt. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Norvelt listed first.
- Calumet
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- United
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- United is also located in Westmoreland County
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- Southwest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Southwest is also located in Westmoreland County
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- Mammoth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mammoth is also located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mutual
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mutual is also located in Westmoreland County
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- Kecksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kecksburg is also located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Trauger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trauger is also located in Westmoreland County
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- Weavers Old Stand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weavers Old Stand is also located in Westmoreland County
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- Lycippus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lycippus is also located in Westmoreland County
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- Pleasant Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Youngwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foxtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Foxtown is also located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Tarrs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morewood is also located in Westmoreland County
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- Whitney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is also located in Westmoreland County
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- Denison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Denison is also located in Westmoreland County
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- New Stanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ruffs Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Bridge is also located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hostetter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hostetter is also located in Westmoreland County
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- Manito
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manito is also located in Westmoreland County
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- Hunker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunker is also located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
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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 Norvelt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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