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 Locust Gap had a population of 1,598 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Locust Gap, with the one closest to Locust Gap listed first.
- Alaska
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
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- Helfenstein
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
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- Locust Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Summit
- Strong
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
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- Mount Carmel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Excelsior is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Lavelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locustdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sagon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
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- Gowen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
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- Mabel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Greenback
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenback is located in Northumberland County
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- Pitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Centralia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
- Bear Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kehler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kehler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehler
- Fountain Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shamokin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Line Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Glendower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Numidia
(7 miles [11.3 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 Locust Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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