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 Jonestown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jonestown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Asbury
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Asbury is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Zaner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Evansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- New Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Stillwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fowlersville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlersville
- Cambra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Town Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
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- Register
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
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- Briar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Huntington Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Mifflinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Berwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Clarks View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Nescopeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beach Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Koonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Koonsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonsville
- Lightstreet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Almedia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Hetlerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Coles Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coles Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Creek
- Mocanaqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shickshinny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
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 Jonestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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