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>
Eckley itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 1,241 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Eckley, with the one closest to Eckley listed first.
- Sandy Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
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- Jeddo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Buck Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Freeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
- Upper Lehigh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Luzerne County
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- Black Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek Junction is located in Carbon County
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- Weatherly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ebervale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudsondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Leviston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leviston is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leviston
- Penn Haven Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milnesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
- Harleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Hazleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cranberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Tresckow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gerhards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gerhards is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhards
- Drakes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Mud Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Saint Johns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Drums
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Eckley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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