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 Meter in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Van Meter. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Jacobs Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jacobs Creek is located in Westmoreland County
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- Banning
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Smithton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fitz Henry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fitz Henry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitz Henry
- Whitsett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fuller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
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- Port Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Westmoreland County
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- Perryopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Layton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Layton is located in Fayette County
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- Mendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon is located in Westmoreland County
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- Fayette City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- West Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
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- Curfew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Curfew is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curfew
- Waltz Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waltz Mill is located in Westmoreland County
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- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
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- Belle Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Allenport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Speers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Speers is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Kenneth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
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- Woodglen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodglen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodglen
- Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Fayette County
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- Dickerson Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sutersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruffs Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gibsonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
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 Meter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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