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 Luzerne had a population of 2,398 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Luzerne had a population of 2,802 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Luzerne, with the one closest to Luzerne listed first.
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forty Fort
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Larksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkes-Barre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Port Bowkley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plainsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plainsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
- Trucksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Plymouth Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parsons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Miners Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Luzerne County
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- Port Blanchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shavertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Inkerman is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Port Griffith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Port Griffith is located in Luzerne County
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- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Ketcham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ketcham is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketcham
- Ashley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sebastopol
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sebastopol is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- West Pittston
(5 miles [8 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 Luzerne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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