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 Shade Furnace in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Shade Furnace. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Shade Furnace listed first.
- Reitz
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reitz is located in Somerset County
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- Forward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
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- Hillsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Somerset County
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- Rummel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rummel is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rummel
- Hooversville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Buckstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
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- Crumb
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crumb is located in Somerset County
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- Daley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Daley is located in Somerset County
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- Hollsopple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoystown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lambertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lambertsville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertsville
- Davidsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scalp Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Mostoller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mostoller is located in Somerset County
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- Helixville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Helixville is located in Bedford County
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- Walsall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walsall is located in Cambria County
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- Ingleside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Cambria County
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- Elton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Somerset County
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- Geistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Geistown is located in Cambria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Boone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boone is located in Somerset County
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- Shanksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Somerset County
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- Ferndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Friedens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonycreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stonycreek is located in Cambria County
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- New Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- New Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Buena Vista is located in Bedford County
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- New Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alum Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dunlo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
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- Salix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Salix is located in Cambria County
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- Glessner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glessner is located in Somerset County
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- Jenners Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset 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 Shade Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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