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 Altamont in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Altamont. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Frackville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gilberton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Maizeville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frackville Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lost Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mahanoy Plane
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wetherill Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
- Morea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- Saint Nicholas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Girardville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mahanoy City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Krebs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fountain Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heckscherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Silver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Ringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Port Carbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumbola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbola
- Buck Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buck Mountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Brandonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ferndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Altamont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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