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

  • Madisonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Madisonville is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Daleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Freytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Freytown is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freytown
  • Moscow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
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  • Yostville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
  • Lehigh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Sterling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hollisterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
  • Drinker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Elmhurst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wimmers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Mount Cobb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Spring Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Angels
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Angels is located in Wayne County
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  • Maplewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Nay Aug
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nay Aug is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Clifton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton is located in Lackawanna County
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  • South Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Newfoundland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greentown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ledgedale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ledgedale is located in Pike County
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  • La Anna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • La Anna is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
  • Arlington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington is located in Wayne County
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  • Lake Ariel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pocono
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Avoy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Avoy is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoy
  • Gravity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gravity is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
  • Throop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Throop is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <2>
  • Dunmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <2>
  • Green Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Scranton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Bloomington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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