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 Gordon had a population of 1,194 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gordon had a population of 721 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Fountain Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glendower
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locustdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lavelle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heckscherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Centralia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Summit
- Wilburton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
- Girardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Branchdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchdale
- Minersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahanoy Plane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Swatara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swatara is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
- Steins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Steins is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
- Llewellyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frackville Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Maizeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Helfenstein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helfenstein
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 Gordon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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