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 Wells Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wells Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
- Friedens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coleman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Somerset County
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- Geiger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Geiger is located in Somerset County
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- Mostoller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mostoller is located in Somerset County
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- Gideon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gideon is located in Somerset County
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- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shanksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lambertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lambertsville is located in Somerset County
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- Stoystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Husband
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Husband is located in Somerset County
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- Sipesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
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- Downey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Downey is located in Somerset County
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- Glade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glade is located in Somerset County
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- Boone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boone is located in Somerset County
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- Buckstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
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- Edie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edie is located in Somerset County
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- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jenners Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
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- Hooversville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Lavansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
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- Shamrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock is located in Somerset County
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- Beachdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beachdale is located in Somerset County
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- Mineral Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral Spring is located in Somerset County
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- Pine Hill Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Station is located in Somerset County
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- Jennerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forward is located in Somerset 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 Wells Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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