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 Shay in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shay. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shay listed first.
- Top
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Top is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnelville was located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Blanket Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blanket Hill is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Hill
- Brick Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brick Church is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
- Whitesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Cochrans Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cochrans Mills is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Manorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manorville is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Ford City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Neale is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Blanco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blanco is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Greendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Rosston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosston is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Dime
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dime is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dime
- Girty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Girty is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girty
- Elderton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kittanning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Buffalo is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buffalo
- Ewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- West Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Valley is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
- McVille
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McVille is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Spring Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shady Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shady Plain is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Plain
- Gosford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gosford is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
- South Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Rural Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McHaddon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McHaddon is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaddon
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 Shay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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