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 Albert in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Albert. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Albert listed first.
- Rita
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
- Dorrance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warrior Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Glen Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penobscot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Mountain Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Solomon Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Askam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Sugar Notch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Slocum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Upper Lehigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
- White Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nanticoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wanamie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drums
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Bear Creek Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Junction
- Moosehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
- Hobbie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Drifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
- West Nanticoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
- Laurel Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Lyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
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 Albert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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