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 Orchard Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orchard Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orchard Hill listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- West Overton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
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- Iron Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Laurelville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Hawkeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Southwest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Southwest is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Scottdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Everson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Kecksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Ruffs Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weavers Old Stand
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand
- Pennsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pennsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mammoth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mammoth is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Calumet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- United
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
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- Owensdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owensdale is located in Fayette County
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- Youngwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foxtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Trauger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trauger is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trauger
- Mutual
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- New Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Orchard Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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