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 Sylvan Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sylvan Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Stiffler
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stiffler is located in Blair County
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- Hollidaysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Frankstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
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- Duncansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loop is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Eldorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
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- Canan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canan is located in Blair County
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- Allegheny Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allegheny Furnace is located in Blair County
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- Newry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reese
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reese is located in Blair County
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- Altoona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brooks Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- East Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McKee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McKee is located in Blair County
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- Royer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Royer is located in Blair County
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- Flowing Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
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- Canoe Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
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- Juniata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Juniata is located in Blair County
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- Rodman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rodman is located in Blair County
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- Roaring Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Sharpsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
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- Wertz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wertz is located in Blair County
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- Franklin Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
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- Ganister
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ganister is located in Blair County
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- Springfield Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Point View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Point View 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 Sylvan Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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