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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Roots had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Roots, with the one closest to Roots listed first.
- Bellwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fostoria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fostoria is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Tipton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lloydville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Wopsononock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wopsononock is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wopsononock
- Juniata
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Juniata is located in Blair County
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- Culp
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Grazierville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Altoona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountaindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountaindale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Tyrone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Cambria County
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- Frugality
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frugality is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frugality
- Dean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
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- Condron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Condron is located in Cambria County
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- Allemans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allemans is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allemans
- Allegheny Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allegheny Furnace is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Furnace
- Arch Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arch Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Spring
- Tyrone Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
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- Fallentimber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Van Ormer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Van Ormer is located in Cambria County
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- Dysart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
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- Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Ashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Canan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Canan is located in Blair County
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- Eldorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
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- Canoe Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Creek
- Flowing Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
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- Point View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Point View is located in Blair County
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- Yellow Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
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- Union Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Vail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vail is located in Blair County
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- Utahville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
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- Flinton
(10 miles [16.1 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 Roots, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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