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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 Rico in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rico. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rico listed first.

  • Suncliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Suncliff is also located in Indiana County
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  • Brush Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brush Valley is also located in Indiana County
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  • Nolo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nolo is also located in Indiana County
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  • Pikes Peak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pikes Peak is also located in Indiana County
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  • Penn Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dilltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Strongstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Heshbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Heshbon is also located in Indiana County
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  • Armagh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Armagh is also located in Indiana County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
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  • Clyde
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clyde is also located in Indiana County
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  • Kenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenwood is also located in Indiana County
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  • Two Lick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Two Lick is also located in Indiana County
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  • Homer City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Graceton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Graceton is also located in Indiana County
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  • Onberg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Onberg is also located in Indiana County
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  • Belsano
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Belsano is located in Cambria County
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  • Indiana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Indiana is also located in Indiana County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
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  • Seward
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Seward is located in Westmoreland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
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  • Cramer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cramer is also located in Indiana County
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  • Grisemore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grisemore is also located in Indiana County
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  • Pine Flats
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Flats is also located in Indiana County
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  • Smathers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Smathers is also located in Indiana County
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  • Wilmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tanoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Tanoma is also located in Indiana County
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  • Gilpin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gilpin is also located in Indiana County
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  • Pindleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pindleton is located in Cambria County
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  • Cookport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cookport is also located in Indiana County
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  • Dixonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dixonville is also located in Indiana 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 Rico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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