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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>

While we didn't find Westview Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westview Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westview Heights listed first.

  • West New Castle
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
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  • Mahoningtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
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  • New Castle
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • New Castle Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • New Castle Junction is located in Lawrence County
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  • Mount Jackson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
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  • Edinburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • East Moravia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
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  • Nashua
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Nashua is located in Lawrence County
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  • Moravia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Moravia is located in Lawrence County
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  • Eastbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastbrook is located in Lawrence County
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  • Grahms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grahms is located in Lawrence County
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  • Bessemer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Newport is located in Lawrence County
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  • Robinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Robinson is located in Lawrence County
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  • Hillsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
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  • Wampum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chewton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Chewton is located in Lawrence County
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  • Princeton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Princeton is located in Lawrence County
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  • Pulaski
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
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  • New Wilmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Villa Maria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Villa Maria is located in Lawrence County
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  • Lowellville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Middletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Petersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
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  • New Bedford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Bedford is located in Lawrence County
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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 Westview Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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