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, Drakes Creek had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Drakes Creek, with the one closest to Drakes Creek listed first.
- Mud Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
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- Penn Haven Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Leslie Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Rockport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Hickory Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Buck Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
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- Weatherly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Creek Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek Junction is located in Carbon County
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- Jim Thorpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <2>
- Albrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nesquehoning Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Hudsondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
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- Packerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Packerton is located in Carbon County
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- Sandy Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Summit Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nesquehoning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lehighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harrity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harrity is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrity
- Beltzville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beltzville is located in Carbon County
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- Bear Creek Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Junction
- White Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Jeddo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Beaver Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Weissport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stemlersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stemlersville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemlersville
- Blakeslee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Drifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
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 Drakes Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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