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 Forest Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Forest Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Bear Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
- Bear Creek Village is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Creek Village <2>
- Laurel Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
- Laurel Run is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Run <2>
- Penobscot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Mountain Top is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Top <2>
- Glen Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Moosehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Miners Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
- Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Parsons
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Ashley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Ashley is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <2>
- Solomon Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solomon Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Rita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Bear Creek Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Junction
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plains is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <2>
- Port Bowkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Bowkley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bowkley
- Port Bowkley is located in Luzerne County
- Wilkes-Barre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
- Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <2>
- Laflin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Laflin is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
- Inkerman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Port Blanchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Blanchard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blanchard
- Port Blanchard is located in Luzerne County
- Plainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
- Plainsville is located in Luzerne County
- Yatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Forty Fort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forty Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <2>
- Sebastopol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Sebastopol is located in Luzerne County
- Sugar Notch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Forest Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |