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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Branch had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Branch, with the one closest to West Branch listed first.

  • Nicktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hastings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <3>
  • Spruce
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
    • Spruce is located in Indiana County
  • Grisemore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grisemore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
    • Grisemore is located in Indiana County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grisemore
    • From West Branch to Grisemore
  • Carrolltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vetera
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vetera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetera
    • Vetera is located in Cambria County
  • Patton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
    • Patton is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <3>
  • Sylvis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
    • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sylvis
    • From West Branch to Sylvis
  • Cookport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pine Flats
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cush Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cush Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
    • Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
  • Saint Lawrence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
    • Saint Lawrence is located in Cambria County
  • Westover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Westover is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Patchinville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patchinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
    • Patchinville is located in Clearfield County
  • Hillsdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Glen Campbell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Campbell
    • Glen Campbell is located in Indiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Campbell <3>
  • Purchase Line
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Strongstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongstown
    • Strongstown is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongstown <3>
  • Belsano
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pindleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pindleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindleton
    • Pindleton is located in Cambria County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pindleton
    • From West Branch to Pindleton
  • Chest Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Clearfield County
  • Nolo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Augustine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Saint Augustine is located in Cambria County
  • McPherron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McPherron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
    • McPherron is located in Clearfield County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McPherron
    • From West Branch to McPherron
  • New Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
    • New Washington is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people

The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 West Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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