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 East Texas had a population of 260 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from East Texas, with the one closest to East Texas listed first.
- Wescosville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
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- Macungie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trexlertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Breinigsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alburtis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Litzenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Litzenberg is located in Lehigh County
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- Chapman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
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- Haines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haines is located in Lehigh County
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- Old Zionsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
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- Shimerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shimerville is located in Lehigh County
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- Vera Cruz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Lehigh County
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- Fogelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walbert is located in Lehigh County
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- Laros ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laros is located in Lehigh County
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- Longswamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longswamp is located in Berks County
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- Shamrock Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
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- Red Lion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
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- Seisholtzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seisholtzville is located in Berks County
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- Sigmund
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sigmund is located in Lehigh County
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- Powder Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
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- Zionsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stetlersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stetlersville is located in Lehigh County
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- Wallner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
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- Mertztown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rittenhouse Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
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- Harlem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in Berks County
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- Lockridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lockridge is located in Lehigh County
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- Hereford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corning is located in Lehigh County
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- Dillingerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
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- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Limeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
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- Lanark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lanark is located in Lehigh County
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- Mountainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
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- Allentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seiple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seiple is located in Lehigh County
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- Claussville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claussville is located in Lehigh County
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- Seipstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
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- Maxatawny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maxatawny is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxatawny
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 East Texas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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