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 Shelocta had a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Shelocta had a population of 116 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelocta, with the one closest to Shelocta listed first.
- Parkwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elderton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Crete
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crete is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Girty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Girty is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girty
- Saltsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Willet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Shady Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Plain is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Plain
- Olivet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elders Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elders Ridge is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Ridge
- Blanco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chambersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Top is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top
- Brick Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brick Church is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
- Cochrans Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smathers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Two Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
- Kimmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blanket Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blanket Hill is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Hill
- Rural Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Shelocta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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