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 Old Fort in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Fort. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- Centre Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hall
- Centre Hall is located in Centre County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre Hall <2>
- Centre Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centre Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Tusseyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tusseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusseyville
- Tusseyville is located in Centre County
- Potters Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Farmers Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Farmers Mills is located in Centre County
- Pleasant Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Pleasant Gap is located in Centre County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Gap <2>
- Linden Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linden Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Spring Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Spring Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Mills <2>
- Axemann
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Zion is located in Centre County
- Penn Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Dale Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
- Dale Summit is located in Centre County
- Boalsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boalsburg
- Boalsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boalsburg <2>
- Zerby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Bellefonte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Bellefonte is located in Centre County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,188 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefonte <2>
- Houserville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Houserville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Milroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Milroy is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <2>
- Siglerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siglerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siglerville
- Siglerville is located in Mifflin County
- Hublersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hublersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hublersburg
- Hublersburg is located in Centre County
- Milesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesburg
- Milesburg is located in Centre County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milesburg <2>
- Curtin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Millheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Millheim is located in Centre County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <2>
- Madisonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Wingate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Fillmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Mount Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eagle
- Mount Eagle is located in Centre County
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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 Old Fort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |