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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 Marlin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Marlin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Marlin listed first.

  • Llewellyn
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Silverton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Silverton is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Minersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mount Carbon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mount Carbon is also located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Pottsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Steins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Steins is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Heckscherville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Heckscherville is also located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
  • New Castle ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Castle was located in Schuylkill County
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  • Blackwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackwood is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Cressona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cressona is also located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
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  • Palo Alto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Palo Alto is also located in Schuylkill County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
  • Port Carbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Saint Clair
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glendower
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendower is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Branchdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Branchdale is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Swatara
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Swatara is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Friedensburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wetherill Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wetherill Junction is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Cumbola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cumbola is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Silver Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Gordon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon is also located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <2>
  • Landingville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Landingville is also located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Orwigsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Philadelphia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountain Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain Springs is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Frackville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Frackville Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Frackville Junction is also located in Schuylkill County
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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 Marlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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