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 Rural Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rural Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rural Valley listed first.
- Buffalo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Washington County
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- Taylorstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorstown is located in Washington County
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- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
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- Arden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Washington County
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- Gretna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gretna is located in Washington County
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- Claysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lagonda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lagonda is located in Washington County
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- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Bentleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Braddock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Braddock is located in Washington County
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- Woodrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
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- Coon Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Island is located in Washington County
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- Vankirk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vankirk is located in Washington County
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- Laboratory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laboratory is located in Washington County
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- Meadow Lands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McGovern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGovern is located in Washington County
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- Dunsfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dunsfort is located in Washington County
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- Van Buren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren is located in Washington County
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- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Washington County
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- Pattersons Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
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- Potomac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Burgettstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McCracken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCracken is located in Washington County
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- Zediker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zediker is located in Washington County
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- Canonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Washington 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 Rural Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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