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 West New Kensington in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West New Kensington. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West New Kensington listed first.
- Parnassus
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
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- New Kensington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hites
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hites is located in Allegheny County
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- Cheswick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arnold
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
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- Creighton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tarentum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brackenridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmarville is located in Allegheny County
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- Oakmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
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- New Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
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- Drennen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drennen is located in Allegheny County
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- Braeburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braeburn is located in Westmoreland County
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- Natrona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
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- Verona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milligantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milligantown is located in Westmoreland County
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- Karns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
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- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Westmoreland County
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- Markle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Markle is located in Westmoreland County
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- Metcalf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalf is located in Westmoreland County
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- Dorseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dorseyville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseyville
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 New Kensington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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