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 Gowen City had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gowen City, with the one closest to Gowen City listed first.
- Greenback
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenback is located in Northumberland County
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- Pitman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Excelsior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is located in Northumberland County
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- Shamokin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Line Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
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- Sagon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
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- Hepler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hepler is located in Schuylkill County
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- Kehler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kehler is located in Schuylkill County
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- Haas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
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- Helfenstein
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
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- Locust Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
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- Cabel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cabel is located in Northumberland County
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- Kulps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kulps is located in Northumberland County
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- Leck Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
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- Alaska
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
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- Strong
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
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- Bear Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
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- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
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- Locust Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
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- Yordy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yordy is located in Northumberland County
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- Rough and Ready
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
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- Valley View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hegins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paxinos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lavelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farnsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
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- Trevorton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Gowen City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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