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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 Forrestville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Forrestville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Forrestville listed first.
- Steins
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Steins is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
- Llewellyn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Minersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Branchdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchdale
- Silverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Heckscherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Glendower
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glendower is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
- Swatara
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swatara is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
- Blackwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Fountain Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Mount Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Pottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tremont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people
- Friedensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cressona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palo Alto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Port Carbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wetherill Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
- Lavelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Donaldson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
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- Schuylkill Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frackville Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
- Mahanoy Plane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy Plane
- Girardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Locustdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Forrestville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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