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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 Run in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Run. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.

  • Loyalton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Loyalton is also located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
  • Lykens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lykens is also located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lykens <2>
  • Wiconisco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wiconisco is also located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiconisco
  • Elizabethville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gratz
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gratz is also located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gratz <2>
  • Berrysburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dayton is also located in Dauphin County
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  • Pillow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pillow is also located in Dauphin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillow <2>
  • Carsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Carsonville is also located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
  • Williamstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Klingerstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hebe is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebe
  • Rife
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rife is also located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
  • Urban
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Urban is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
  • Enders
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Enders is also located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
  • Fisherville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisherville is also located in Dauphin County
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  • Mandata
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mandata is located in Northumberland County
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  • Hickory Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Corners is located in Northumberland County
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  • Enterline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Enterline is also located in Dauphin County
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  • Sacramento
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rough and Ready
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
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  • Malta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Malta is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Killinger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Killinger is also located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killinger
  • Waynesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Waynesville is also located in Dauphin County
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  • Otto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Otto is located in Northumberland County
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  • Tower City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenbrier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Greenbrier is located in Northumberland County
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  • Rebuck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rebuck is located in Northumberland County
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  • Chapman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapman is located in Snyder County
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  • Dalmatia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Paxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Paxton is also located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton

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 Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.