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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 Grassy Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grassy Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grassy Island listed first.

  • Peckville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Olyphant
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Olyphant is also located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
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  • Winton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Winton is also located in Lackawanna County
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  • Dickson City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Throop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Throop is also located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
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  • Archbald
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Archbald is also located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
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  • Green Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Green Grove is also located in Lackawanna County
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  • Justus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Justus is also located in Lackawanna County
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  • Green Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Ridge is also located in Lackawanna County
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  • Dunmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunmore is also located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <2>
  • Nay Aug
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Nay Aug is also located in Lackawanna County
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  • Jermyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jermyn is also located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
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  • Edella
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Edella is also located in Lackawanna County
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  • Chinchilla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Scranton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Scranton is also located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
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  • Mayfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayfield is also located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
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  • Elmhurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wimmers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wimmers is also located in Lackawanna County
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  • Mount Cobb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Cobb is also located in Lackawanna County
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  • Clarks Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clarks Green is also located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
  • Clarks Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Scott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Scott is also located in Lackawanna County
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  • Drinker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Drinker is also located in Lackawanna County
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  • Maplewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Maplewood is located in Wayne County
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  • Craig
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Craig is also located in Lackawanna County
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  • Waverly
    (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 Grassy Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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