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 Wilgus in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wilgus. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wilgus listed first.
- Cush Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cush Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
- Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
- Hillsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Glen Campbell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Campbell
- Glen Campbell is located in Indiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Campbell <3>
- Purchase Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Deckers Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers Point
- Deckers Point is located in Indiana County
- Cookport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Patchinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patchinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
- Patchinville is located in Clearfield County
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Urey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Rochester Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Dixonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville
- Dixonville is located in Indiana County
- Spruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Flora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Pine Flats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Hillman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Marchand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Elbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Marion Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center
- Marion Center is located in Indiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion Center <3>
- Grisemore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - West Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Sylvis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - New Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- McGees Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGees Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGees Mills
- McGees Mills is located in Clearfield County
- Winslow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Covode
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Wilgus, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |