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 Lost Creek had a population of 237 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Mahanoy Plane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Raven Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Frackville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frackville Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gilberton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Maizeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Girardville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Nicholas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Krebs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fountain Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wetherill Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
- Morea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yatesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yatesville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Centralia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mahanoy City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brandonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heckscherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Saint Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raricks is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raricks
- Wilburton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
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 Lost Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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