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 Briggsville had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Briggsville, with the one closest to Briggsville listed first.
- Wapwallopen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beach Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Nescopeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sybertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
- Mountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Rock Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
- Tomhicken
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Conyngham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mocanaqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hetlerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Gowen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gowen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
- Fern Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fern Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
- Derringer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Derringer is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derringer
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Luzerne County
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- Saint Johns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pond Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
- Nuremberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Drums
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slocum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Shickshinny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Briar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Milnesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
- Dorrance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Evansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Koonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Koonsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonsville
- Mifflinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Briggsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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