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 Thornwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thornwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thornwood listed first.
- Scottdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hawkeye
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
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- Everson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Iron Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Owensdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Owensdale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensdale
- Morewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- Pennsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsville is located in Fayette County
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- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ruffs Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Broad Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Broad Ford is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Ford
- Moyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moyer is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adelaide
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adelaide is located in Fayette County
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- Crossland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crossland is located in Fayette County
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- Laurelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
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- Dickerson Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
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- Hunker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vanderbilt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Haven is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Connellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Southwest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest is located in Westmoreland County
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- Mendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Westmoreland County
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- Foxtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Layton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Fayette County
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- Trotter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trotter is located in Fayette County
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- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Fayette County
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- Waltz Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waltz Mill is located in Westmoreland County
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- Weavers Old Stand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
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- New Stanton
(7 miles [11.3 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 Thornwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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