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.
- Minersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Llewellyn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heckscherville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Steins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Steins is located in Schuylkill County
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- Silverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Glendower
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glendower is located in Schuylkill County
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- Branchdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchdale
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Blackwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Schuylkill County
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- Mount Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Pottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swatara
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swatara is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
- Palo Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Port Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Wetherill Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Friedensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cressona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frackville Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
- Mahanoy Plane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy Plane
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Girardville
(6 miles [9.7 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 Jonestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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