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 Mechanicsville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mechanicsville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Pottsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Palo Alto
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Mount Carbon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Port Carbon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cumbola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbola
- Saint Clair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Minersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Llewellyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wetherill Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
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- Cressona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Schuylkill Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Philadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Landingville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Orwigsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middleport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heckscherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Steins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Steins is located in Schuylkill County
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- Friedensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frisbie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frisbie is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
- Morea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- Branchdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
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- Gilberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Maizeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aucheys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Frackville Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Mahanoy Plane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Nicholas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glendower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Mechanicsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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