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 Point Lookout in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Point Lookout. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Point Lookout listed first.
- Bentleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Bentleyville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <3>
- Vankirk
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Lagonda
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Braddock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
- Braddock is located in Washington County
- Van Buren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - McCracken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Laboratory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
- Laboratory is located in Washington County
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
- Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Washington County
- West Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Amity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amity
- West Amity is located in Washington County
- Lone Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- South Strabane
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Strabane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strabane
- South Strabane is located in Washington County
- Zediker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Hackney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Amity is located in Washington County
- Glyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Arden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Taylorstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorstown
- Taylorstown is located in Washington County
- Gale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Bakers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Meadow Lands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadow Lands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lands
- Meadow Lands is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Lands <3>
- Claysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claysville <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Point Lookout, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |