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, Black Creek Junction had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Black Creek Junction, with the one closest to Black Creek Junction listed first.
- Weatherly
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hudsondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Buck Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Gerhards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gerhards is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhards
- Summit Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nesquehoning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Penn Haven Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Beaver Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nesquehoning Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Jeddo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Leviston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leviston is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leviston
- Sandy Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Jim Thorpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <2>
- Drakes Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Mud Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Leslie Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Drifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hauto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hauto is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauto
- Lansford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Packerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Packerton is located in Carbon County
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- Freeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ebervale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Tresckow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
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 Black Creek Junction, 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. |