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 Sankertown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sankertown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sankertown listed first.
- Cresson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lucket
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lucket is located in Cambria County
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- Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
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- Wildwood Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Gallitzin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loretto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Noel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Noel is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Munster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Munster is located in Cambria County
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- Elstie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elstie is located in Cambria County
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- Amsbry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
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- Kaylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kaylor is located in Cambria County
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- Bens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
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- Sonman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sonman is located in Cambria County
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- Ashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Puritan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
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- Chest Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Ebensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
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- Canan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canan is located in Blair County
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- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
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- Newry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duncansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stiffler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stiffler is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
- Allegheny Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allegheny Furnace is located in Blair County
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- Wopsononock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wopsononock is located in Blair County
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- Dysart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Saint Augustine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
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 Sankertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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