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 Allentown had a population of 25,228 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Allentown had a population of 121,470 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Allentown, with the one closest to Allentown listed first.
- Mountainville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Rittersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fullerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Catasauqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seiple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wescosville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hokendauqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coplay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lanark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lanark is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Friedensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seidersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stetlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wellington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Bethlehem is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Cementon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cementon is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cementon
- Limeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bingen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bingen is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
- Freemansburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Shimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shimer is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimer
- Weaversville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Howertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ironton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lockridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lockridge is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
- Chapman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Litzenberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Litzenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litzenberg
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 Allentown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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