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

  • Sabula
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sabula is located in Clearfield County
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  • Winterburn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
  • Narrows Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
  • Penfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rockton is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • DuBois
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
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  • Tyler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • McMinns Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • McMinns Summit is located in Jefferson County
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  • Falls Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Luthersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brockport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crenshaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
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  • Lanes Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
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  • Harveys Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
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  • Challenge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Challenge is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
  • Cartwright
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cartwright is located in Elk County
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  • Pancoast
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
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  • Helvetia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
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  • Kylers Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
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  • Weedville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Beechtree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Beechtree is located in Jefferson County
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  • Rathmel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rathmel is located in Jefferson County
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  • Stanley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanley is located in Clearfield County
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  • Brandy Camp
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
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  • Coal Glen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Coal Glen is located in Jefferson 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 Walsh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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