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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Carbon had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Carbon, with the one closest to Carbon listed first.

  • Bethel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bethel is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Neshannock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Wilmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pulaski
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Middlesex
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Indian Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Run is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
  • Hoagland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoagland is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
  • Nashua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hermitage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheatland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Volant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Millburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sharon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Bedford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grahms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Grahms is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahms
  • Leesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hope Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hope Mills is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
  • Mercer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharpsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bentley ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bentley is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
  • Villa Maria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Villa Maria is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Maria
  • Eastbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastbrook is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
  • Oakland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Hubbard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <2>

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