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 Excelsior had a population of 297 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Excelsior, with the one closest to Excelsior listed first.
- Greenback
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenback is located in Northumberland County
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- Gowen City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
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- Helfenstein
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helfenstein
- Locust Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
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- Sagon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
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- Alaska
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
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- Strong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
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- Shamokin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pitman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Locust Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
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- Mount Carmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
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- Line Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
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- Kehler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kehler is located in Schuylkill County
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- Haas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
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- Mabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Lavelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cabel is located in Northumberland County
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- Elysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locustdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paxinos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kulps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kulps is located in Northumberland County
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- Leck Kill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
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- Hepler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hepler is located in Schuylkill County
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- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilburton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
- Yordy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yordy is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yordy
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 Excelsior, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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