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 Van Dykes in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Van Dykes. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Van Dykes listed first.
- Aladdin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- McVille
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
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- Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Boggsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
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- Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Garvers Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garvers Ferry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvers Ferry
- Bagdad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
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- Neale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
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- North Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Buffalo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buffalo
- Leasureville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Sandy Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
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- Sligo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
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- Rosston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
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- McHaddon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McHaddon is located in Armstrong County
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- Sarver
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Karns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Metcalf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Metcalf is located in Westmoreland County
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- Leechburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dime
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dime is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dime
- Ford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sarversville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sarversville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarversville
- Braeburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braeburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeburn
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Ekastown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
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 Van Dykes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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