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 in 1895, Bear Creek Junction had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bear Creek Junction, with the one closest to Bear Creek Junction listed first.
- Moosehead
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
- White Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glen Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Rita
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
- Sandy Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Hickory Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Penobscot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Upper Lehigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
- Leslie Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Solomon Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
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- Mountain Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Buck Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
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- Mud Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Laurel Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stoddartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Drifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
- Jeddo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Drakes Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Blakeslee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Bear Creek Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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