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 in 1895, Alaska had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Locust Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
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- Strong
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
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- Locust Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
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- Mount Carmel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Helfenstein
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
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- Excelsior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Excelsior is located in Northumberland County
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- Lavelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locustdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sagon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
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- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilburton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
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- Bear Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
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- Greenback
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenback is located in Northumberland County
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- Gowen City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
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- Mabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
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- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
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- Centralia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
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- Numidia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
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- Shamokin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Line Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
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- Kehler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kehler is located in Schuylkill County
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- Glendower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glendower is located in Schuylkill County
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- Newlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia 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 Alaska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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