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 Rural Ridge had a population of 83 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rural Ridge, with the one closest to Rural Ridge listed first.
- Hites
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hites is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hites
- Creighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dorseyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dorseyville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseyville
- Harmarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harmarville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmarville
- Cheswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Kensington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arnold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
- Tarentum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parnassus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brackenridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Culmerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Verona
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Natrona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Braeburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Braeburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeburn
- Talley Cavey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Talley Cavey is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cavey
- Elfinwild
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wittmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wittmer is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittmer
- Aspinwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drennen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drennen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drennen
- Metcalf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Metcalf is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Karns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Rural Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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