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)
- Spruce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spruce is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Grisemore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carrolltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vetera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vetera is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetera
- Patton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
- Saint Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Patchinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Patchinville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Purchase Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Strongstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belsano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pindleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chest Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glen Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nolo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Augustine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- McPherron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
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. |
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