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 Altonah in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Altonah. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Altonah listed first.
- Hanoverville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hanoverville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanoverville
- Brodhead
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brodhead is located in Northampton County
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- Shimer
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shimer is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimer
- Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Freemansburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hecktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hecktown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
- Steuben
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Steuben is located in Northampton County
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- South Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Bethlehem is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Rittersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Seidersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Redington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Redington is located in Northampton County
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- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in Northampton County
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- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Lehigh County
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- Hellertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Saucon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
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- Weaversville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Catasauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fullerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
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- Allentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friedensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Bingen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bingen is located in Northampton County
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- Glendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glendon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Walters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walters is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Nazareth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seemsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seemsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemsville
- Howertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Hokendauqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
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 Altonah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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