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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 State College in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of State College. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to State College listed first.

  • Krumrine
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krumrine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
    • Krumrine is located in Centre County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Krumrine
    • From State College to Krumrine
  • Houserville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Boalsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boalsburg
    • Boalsburg is located in Centre County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boalsburg <4>
  • Fillmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Fillmore is located in Centre County
  • Pine Grove Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Mills
    • Pine Grove Mills is located in Centre County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove Mills <4>
  • Dale Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
    • Dale Summit is located in Centre County
  • Waddle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waddle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
    • Waddle is located in Centre County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Waddle
    • From State College to Waddle
  • Linden Hall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Run
    • Buffalo Run is located in Centre County
  • Fairbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
    • Fairbrook is located in Centre County
  • Julian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Unionville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gatesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesburg
    • Gatesburg is located in Centre County
  • Musser
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Musser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
    • Musser is located in Centre County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Musser
    • From State College to Musser
  • Rockspring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockspring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspring
    • Rockspring is located in Centre County
  • Axemann
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Axemann. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
    • Axemann is located in Centre County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Axemann
    • From State College to Axemann
  • Stormstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stormstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
    • Stormstown is located in Centre County
  • Tusseyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tusseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusseyville
    • Tusseyville is located in Centre County
  • Centre Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bellefonte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wingate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wingate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Wingate is located in Centre County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wingate
    • From State College to Wingate
  • Marengo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marengo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Marengo is located in Centre County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Marengo
    • From State College to Marengo
  • Masseyburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masseyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyburg
    • Masseyburg is located in Huntingdon County
  • McAlevys Fort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAlevys Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlevys Fort
    • McAlevys Fort is located in Huntingdon County
  • Milesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Port Matilda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
    • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <4>

The official website for State College: www.gov.state-college.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 State College, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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