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 Germantown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Germantown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Locustdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lavelle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ashland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Centralia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Locust Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Summit
- Gordon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Wilburton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
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- Mount Carmel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
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- Alaska
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
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- Locust Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
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- Girardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Helfenstein
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
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- Glendower
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glendower is located in Schuylkill County
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- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
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- Numidia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
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- Heckscherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Frackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frackville Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Mahanoy Plane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County
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- Lost Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
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- Raven Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
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- Mill Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
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- Sagon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
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- Newlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
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 Germantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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