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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wertz had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wertz, with the one closest to Wertz listed first.
- Franklin Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Franklin Forge is also located in Blair County
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- Ganister
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ganister is also located in Blair County
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- Springfield Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Springfield Junction is also located in Blair County
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- Flowing Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flowing Spring is also located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Royer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royer is also located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Point View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Point View is also located in Blair County
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- Canoe Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canoe Creek is also located in Blair County
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- Reese
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reese is also located in Blair County
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- Covedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Covedale is also located in Blair County
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- Carlim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carlim is also located in Blair County
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- Yellow Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Spring is also located in Blair County
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- Frankstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frankstown is also located in Blair County
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- Loop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Loop is also located in Blair County
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- Marklesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Hollidaysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aitch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aitch is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aitch
- Entriken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McConnellstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
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- Culp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Culp is also located in Blair County
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- Altoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allegheny Furnace is also located in Blair County
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- Stiffler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stiffler is also located in Blair County
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- Duncansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Water Street
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
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- Juniata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata is also located in Blair County
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- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is also located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Canan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Canan is also located in Blair 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 Wertz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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