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>
While we didn't find Folstown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Folstown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Folstown listed first.
- Wanamie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Slocum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
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- Hanover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Nanticoke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dorrance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Warrior Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Askam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
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- Glen Lyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
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- Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
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- Sugar Notch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- West Nanticoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
- Hunlock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
- Mocanaqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hobbie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
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- Mountain Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
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- Solomon Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
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- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cease Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
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- Rita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
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- Glen Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
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- Plymouth Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
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- Gregory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Luzerne County
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- Koonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Koonsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonsville
- Shickshinny
(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 Folstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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