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 Mertz Town in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mertz Town. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mertz Town listed first.
- Weissport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lehighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Mahoning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Normal Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Normal Square is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
- Germans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Balliet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Balliet is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliet
- Ashfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Packerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Packerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packerton
- Nesquehoning Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harrity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harrity is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrity
- Jim Thorpe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <2>
- Nesquehoning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andreas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kittatinny
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Lizard Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Millers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Hazard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Beltzville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beltzville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzville
- Lansford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mantz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Slatedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Hauto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hauto is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauto
- Leibeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leibeyville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leibeyville
- Mosserville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mosserville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosserville
- Lochland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Germansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saegersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saegersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegersville
- Custer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Black Creek Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Junction
- Aquashicola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aquashicola is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquashicola
- Stemlersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stemlersville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemlersville
- Penn Haven Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Hudsondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Gerhards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gerhards is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhards
- Coaldale
(8 miles [12.9 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 Mertz Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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