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 Coplay had a population of 880 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Coplay had a population of 3,217 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Coplay, with the one closest to Coplay listed first.
- Hokendauqua
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Catasauqua
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
- Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <3>
- Cementon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Wellington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Lehigh County
- Egypt
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Seiple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Fullerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Weaversville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weaversville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Howertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Kreidersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kreidersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Scheidy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Balliettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balliettsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Ironton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ironton is located in Lehigh County
- Stetlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetlersville
- Stetlersville is located in Lehigh County
- Allentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Allentown is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <3>
- Rittersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rittersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Laurys Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurys Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurys Station
- Laurys Station is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurys Station <3>
- Seemsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seemsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemsville
- Seemsville is located in Northampton County
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Lockridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Orefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orefield
- Orefield is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orefield <3>
- Walbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbert
- Walbert is located in Lehigh County
- Shimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Treichlers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treichlers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treichlers
- Treichlers is located in Northampton County
- Petersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Northampton County
- Rising Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Schnecksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schnecksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coplay: www.boroughofcoplay.org/
The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Coplay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |