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 Watkins in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watkins. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Nicktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- West Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Vetera
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vetera is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetera
- Carrolltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spruce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Grisemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Pindleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pindleton is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindleton
- Chest Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Saint Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Sylvis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Pine Flats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Strongstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belsano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Ebensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Augustine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Cookport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Kenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Kaylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Patchinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patchinville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
- Nolo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Noel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Noel is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Wildwood Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Ashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cush Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
- Purchase Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
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 Watkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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