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, Ferndale had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Ringtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Raricks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Raricks is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raricks
- Krebs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Raven Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Maizeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Nuremberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gowen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gowen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
- Shumans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Girardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mahanoy Plane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frackville Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Nicholas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Derringer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derringer is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derringer
- Fern Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
- Rock Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
- Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Ferndale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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