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 Union had a population of 88 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Deer Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Nineveh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Swarts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Swarts
- From West Union to Swarts
- Prosperity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Washington County
- Hackney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - West Amity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Amity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amity
- West Amity is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Amity
- From West Union to West Amity
- Sparta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sparta
- From West Union to Sparta
- Old Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Concord
- Old Concord is located in Washington County
- Amity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Amity is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amity
- From West Union to Amity
- McCracken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Ruff Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Creek
- Ruff Creek is located in Greene County
- Gale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Simpson Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Store
- Simpson Store is located in Washington County
- Ten Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ten Mile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ten Mile
- From West Union to Ten Mile
- Bakers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - East Finley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Finley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Finley
- East Finley is located in Washington County
- Castile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Bissell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bissell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bissell
- From West Union to Bissell
- Lone Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lone Pine
- From West Union to Lone Pine
- Bentleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Bentleyville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <4>
- Rutan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Rutan is located in Greene County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rutan
- From West Union to Rutan
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rogersville
- From West Union to Rogersville
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Waynesburg is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <4>
- Vankirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Lagonda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lagonda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Lagonda is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lagonda
- From West Union to Lagonda
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/
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 Union, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |