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 Fountain Springs had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fountain Springs, with the one closest to Fountain Springs listed first.
- Gordon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ashland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Centralia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Girardville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locustdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glendower
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilburton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
- Lavelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heckscherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Frackville Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mahanoy Plane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Summit
- Frackville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Mount Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Helfenstein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helfenstein
- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Minersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wetherill Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
- Strong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Locust Gap
(6 miles [9.7 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 Fountain Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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