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 in 1895, Sonman had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sonman, with the one closest to Sonman listed first.
- Portage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bens Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Puritan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cresson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucket
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lucket is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucket
- Munster
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ehrenfeld
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Noel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Noel is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cassandra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cassandra is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- South Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dunlo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ebensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kaylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kaylor is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Mineral Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elstie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elstie is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstie
- Gallitzin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vinco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Sonman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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