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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 Alpha in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alpha. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alpha listed first.

  • Wind Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pen Argyl
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Delabole
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Delabole is located in Northampton County
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  • Ackermanville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ackermanville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermanville
  • West Bangor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Bangor is located in Northampton County
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  • Saylorsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Katellen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Katellen is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katellen
  • Bushkill Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bushkill Center is located in Northampton County
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  • Belfast
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Belfast is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Edelman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Edelman is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edelman
  • Flicksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Flicksville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
  • Bangor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bangor is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
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  • Copella
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Copella is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copella
  • Aluta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Aluta is located in Northampton County
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  • North Bangor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Bangor is located in Northampton County
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  • Bossardsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bossardsville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossardsville
  • Benders Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Benders Junction is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benders Junction
  • Moorestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moorestown is located in Northampton County
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  • Nisky
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Nisky is located in Northampton County
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  • Stockertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Martins Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McIlhaney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McIlhaney is located in Monroe County
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  • Rossland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rossland is located in Monroe County
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  • Point Phillip
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Phillip is located in Northampton County
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  • Nazareth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tatamy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tatamy is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatamy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatamy <2>
  • Richmond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Richmond is located in Northampton County
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  • East Bangor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • East Bangor is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Snydersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Snydersville is located in Monroe County
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  • Stormville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stormville is located in Monroe County
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  • Brodheadsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Alpha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.