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 Gap had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bear Gap, with the one closest to Bear Gap listed first.
- Sagon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
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- Greenback
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenback is located in Northumberland County
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- Elysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cabel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cabel is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabel
- Shamokin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Northumberland County
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- Alaska
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
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- Strong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
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- Mount Carmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paxinos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gowen City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Locust Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
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- Reed
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
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- Kulps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kulps is located in Northumberland County
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- Helfenstein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
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- Locust Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
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- Numidia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yordy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yordy is located in Northumberland County
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- Locustdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilburton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
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- Newlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deibler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deibler is located in Northumberland County
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- Line Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
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- Pitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lavelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
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- Catawissa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Northumberland County
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- Rushtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
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 Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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