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, Hanover had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Warrior Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warrior Run is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Askam
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Askam is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
- Nanticoke
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wanamie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wanamie is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Sugar Notch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Notch is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- West Nanticoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Nanticoke is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
- Slocum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Ashley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunlock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyon is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Dorrance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dorrance is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Solomon Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Solomon Gap is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Cease Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cease Mills is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Plymouth Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth Junction is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Larksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gregory is also located in Luzerne County
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- Rita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rita is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
- Glen Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Summit is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Penobscot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Penobscot is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Wilkes-Barre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Hanover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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