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 in 1895, Hancock had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Topton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mertztown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Longswamp
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Longswamp is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longswamp
- Shamrock Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Station
- Schofer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Hinterleiter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maxatawny
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maxatawny is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxatawny
- Fredericksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fredericksville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksville
- Rittenhouse Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Breinigsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lyon Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station
- Dryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seisholtzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seisholtzville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seisholtzville
- Alburtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Laros ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laros is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laros
- Eagle Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Jerusalem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- Landis Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huffs Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Trexlertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haines is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Seipstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kutztown
(5 miles [8 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 Hancock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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