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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mertztown had a population of 483 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mertztown, with the one closest to Mertztown listed first.
- Longswamp
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Longswamp is also located in Berks County
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- Shamrock Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shamrock Station is also located in Berks County
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- Hancock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hancock is also located in Berks County
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- Topton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maxatawny
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maxatawny is also located in Berks County
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- Breinigsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fredericksville is also located in Berks County
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- Rittenhouse Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse Gap is also located in Berks County
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- Red Lion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is also located in Berks County
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- Alburtis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
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- Schofer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schofer is also located in Berks County
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- Hinterleiter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hinterleiter is also located in Berks County
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- Huffs Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huffs Church is also located in Berks County
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- Seisholtzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seisholtzville is also located in Berks County
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- Trexlertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laros ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laros was located in Lehigh County
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- Wallner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wallner was located in Lehigh County
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- Lyon Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lyon Station is also located in Berks County
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- Dryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dryville is also located in Berks County
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- New Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Jerusalem is also located in Berks County
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- Landis Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Landis Store is also located in Berks County
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- Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem is also located in Berks County
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- Macungie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haines is located in Lehigh County
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- Fogelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Point is also located in Berks County
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- Seipstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
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- Kutztown
(5 miles [8 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 Mertztown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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