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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Van. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Van listed first.
- Nickleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nickleville is also located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is also located in Venango County
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- Kossuth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fertigs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fertigs is also located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is also located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Fern
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fern is located in Clarion County
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- East Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Sandy is also located in Venango County
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- Pittsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville is also located in Venango County
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- Lamartine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
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- Coal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is also located in Venango County
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- Astral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Astral is also located in Venango County
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- Emlenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Siverly is also located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Mariasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mongtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mongtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongtown
- Foster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Foster is also located in Venango County
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- Saint George
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is also located in Venango County
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- Dotter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dotter is also located in Venango County
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- Oil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coal City is also located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- McClintock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McClintock is also located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Turkey City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
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- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
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- Elk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Venus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Oleopolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oleopolis is also located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleopolis
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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