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 West Overton had a population of 182 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Overton, with the one closest to West Overton listed first.
- Iron Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Scottdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hawkeye
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Everson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- Owensdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owensdale is located in Fayette County
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- Pennsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pennsville is located in Fayette County
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- Moyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moyer is located in Fayette County
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- Tarrs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruffs Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Ford is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Ford
- Crossland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crossland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adelaide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adelaide is located in Fayette County
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- Hunker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Southwest is located in Westmoreland County
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- Dickerson Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderbilt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Haven is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Connellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Stanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kecksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mammoth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mammoth is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Calumet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weavers Old Stand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand
- Mendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Foxtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
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 Overton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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