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 Shaffer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shaffer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shaffer listed first.
- DuBois
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Narrows Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Falls Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Luthersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sabula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sabula is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- Harveys Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
- Pancoast
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
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- Rathmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rathmel is located in Jefferson County
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- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
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- Helvetia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- McMinns Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McMinns Summit is located in Jefferson County
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- Rockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
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- Sykesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lanes Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
- Prescottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
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- Troutville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Winterburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
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- Beechtree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beechtree is located in Jefferson County
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- Sandy Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Reynoldsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coal Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Glen is located in Jefferson County
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- Crenshaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
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- Cramer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cramer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer
- Brockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Penfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cartwright is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Allens Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
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 Shaffer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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