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 Dogtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dogtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Shumans
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Beaver Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Mountain Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Hetlerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Mainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Mifflinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Raricks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Raricks is located in Schuylkill County
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- Gowen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gowen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
- Rock Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
- Lime Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Briar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Mill Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Nuremberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fern Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fern Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
- Almedia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Newlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Fowlersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fowlersville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlersville
- Evansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Ringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Derringer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Derringer is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derringer
- Nescopeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Espy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
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 Dogtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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