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 Sproul in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sproul. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sproul listed first.
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Claysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysburg
- Claysburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claysburg <3>
- Queen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Bakers Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Summit
- Bakers Summit is located in Bedford County
- Ore Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Maria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Roaring Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <3>
- Rodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Curryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Curryville is located in Blair County
- East Sharpsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- McKee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - East Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freedom
- East Freedom is located in Blair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Freedom <3>
- Pavia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Osterburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterburg
- Osterburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osterburg <3>
- New Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Waterside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Martinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <3>
- Brooks Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Blue Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Lovely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Salemville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Loysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loysburg
- Loysburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loysburg <3>
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Newry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newry <3>
- Clover Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
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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 Sproul, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |