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

  • Albrightsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Long Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blakeslee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakeslee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeslee
    • Blakeslee is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakeslee <2>
  • Kresgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Effort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effort
    • Effort is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effort <2>
  • Drakes Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
    • Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County
  • Gilbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
  • McMichael
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Run ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
    • Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
  • Mud Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
    • Mud Run is located in Carbon County
  • Brodheadsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stoddartsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Leslie Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Penn Haven Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Stemlersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stemlersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemlersville
    • Stemlersville is located in Carbon County
  • Appenzell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appenzell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
    • Appenzell is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Appenzell
    • From Meckesville to Appenzell
  • Rockport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Carbon County
  • Beltzville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beltzville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzville
    • Beltzville is located in Carbon County
  • Little Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Kunkletown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kunkletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkletown
    • Kunkletown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kunkletown <2>
  • Rossland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McIlhaney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIlhaney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIlhaney
    • McIlhaney is located in Monroe County
  • Reeders
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pocono Summit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrity
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrity
    • Harrity is located in Carbon County

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Meckesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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