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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 Vance in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Vance. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Vance listed first.

  • Laboratory
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Laboratory is located in Washington County
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  • Zediker
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Zediker is located in Washington County
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  • Braddock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Braddock is located in Washington County
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  • South Strabane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • South Strabane is located in Washington County
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  • Washington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Lands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Eighty Four
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wylandville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wylandville is located in Washington County
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  • Vankirk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vankirk is located in Washington County
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  • McGovern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • McGovern is located in Washington County
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  • Glyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glyde is located in Washington County
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  • Arden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Arden is located in Washington County
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  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
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  • Lagonda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lagonda is located in Washington County
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  • Odell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Odell is located in Washington County
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  • Houston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bentleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McCracken
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • McCracken is located in Washington County
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  • Lone Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lone Pine is located in Washington County
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  • Vanceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Vanceville is located in Washington County
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  • Dunningsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dunningsville is located in Washington County
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  • Gilkeson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilkeson is located in Washington County
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  • Canonsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Van Buren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Van Buren is located in Washington County
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  • Kammerer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kammerer is located in Washington County
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  • Thomas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas is located in Washington County
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  • Morganza
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Morganza is located in Washington 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 Vance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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