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 Dorrance had a population of 147 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dorrance, with the one closest to Dorrance listed first.
- Slocum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Hobbie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
- Wanamie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hanover is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Glen Lyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
- Wapwallopen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Drums
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
- Warrior Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Nanticoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sybertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lehigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
- Hunlock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Notch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Askam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
- Mocanaqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Briggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briggsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Conyngham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milnesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
- Harleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ebervale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Penobscot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- West Nanticoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
- Mountain Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Solomon Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Shickshinny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Dorrance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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