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 Merrian in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merrian. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merrian listed first.
- Locust Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Summit
- Locust Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
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- Lavelle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locustdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alaska
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Mount Carmel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
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- Helfenstein
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
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- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Centralia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
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- Mabel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
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- Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Sagon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
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- Excelsior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Excelsior is located in Northumberland County
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- Greenback
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenback is located in Northumberland County
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- Gowen City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
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- Haas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
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- Glendower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glendower is located in Schuylkill County
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- Girardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Pitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heckscherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Mill Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Newlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
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- Numidia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Shamokin
(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 Merrian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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