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 Bloomingdale had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
- Pleasant Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Muhlenberg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Muhlenberg is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
- Rittenhouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harveyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prichard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clarks View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Register
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Town Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
- Waterton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Koonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Koonsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonsville
- Ripple ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ripple is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple
- Kyttle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kyttle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyttle
- Cambra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Shickshinny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silkworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Silkworth is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkworth
- Weintz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weintz is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weintz
- Red Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mocanaqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Lyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunlock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pikes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cease Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Meeker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loyalville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coles Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coles Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Creek
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 Bloomingdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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