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 Breslau in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Breslau. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Breslau listed first.
- Plymouth Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
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- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Larksville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gregory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Luzerne County
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- Askam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
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- Sugar Notch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Ashley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkes-Barre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warrior Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- West Nanticoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
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- Nanticoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Solomon Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
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- Laurel Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Port Bowkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Bowkley is located in Luzerne County
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- Forty Fort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Luzerne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trucksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
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- Cease Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
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- Shavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
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- Penobscot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Luzerne County
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- Parsons
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parsons is located in Luzerne County
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- Miners Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
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- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Luzerne County
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- Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
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 Breslau, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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