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 Big Mine Run in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Mine Run. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Mine Run listed first.
- Ashland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fountain Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Girardville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Centralia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gordon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locustdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lavelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahanoy Plane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy Plane
- Lost Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
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- Raven Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
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- Wilburton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
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- Locust Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
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- Frackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frackville Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Glendower
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glendower is located in Schuylkill County
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- Heckscherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Gilberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Maizeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maizeville
- Mount Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
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- New Castle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
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- Wetherill Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Shenandoah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
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- Alaska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
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- Locust Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
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 Big Mine Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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