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 Valley had a population of 183 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Rural Valley had a population of 806 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rural Valley, with the one closest to Rural Valley listed first.
- Blanco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Atwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Barnards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blanket Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanket Hill is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Hill
- Muff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Advance is located in Indiana County
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- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Armstrong County
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- West Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Valley is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
- Elderton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Denton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Goheenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goheenville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goheenville
- Plumville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Smicksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Top is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top
- Shelocta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Creekside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mosgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mosgrove is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosgrove
- Brick Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Church is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
- Putneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chambersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kimmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elkin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Loop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loop is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Eddyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gosford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kittanning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manorville
(10 miles [16.1 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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