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 Cressona had a population of 1,481 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cressona had a population of 1,585 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cressona, with the one closest to Cressona listed first.
- Schuylkill Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Carbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Friedensburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aucheys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Landingville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Summit Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Palo Alto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Port Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Moyers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orwigsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Minersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Llewellyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumbola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbola
- Saint Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Steins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steins is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
- Blackwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- De Turksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Turksville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Turksville
- Stony Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Frisbie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frisbie is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
- New Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Heckscherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Branchdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchdale
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 Cressona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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