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

  • Port Carbon
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pottsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mount Carbon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mount Carbon is also located in Schuylkill County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Palo Alto
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Palo Alto is also located in Schuylkill County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
  • Saint Clair
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cumbola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cumbola is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • New Castle ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • New Castle was located in Schuylkill County
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  • New Philadelphia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Wetherill Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wetherill Junction is also located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
  • Cressona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cressona is also located in Schuylkill County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
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  • Schuylkill Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Minersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Llewellyn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Silverton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Silverton is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Orwigsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Middleport is also located in Schuylkill County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Heckscherville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Heckscherville is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Steins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Steins is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Landingville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Landingville is also located in Schuylkill County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Frackville Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Frackville Junction is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Frackville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frisbie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Frisbie is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Morea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Morea is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Branchdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Branchdale is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Friedensburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilberton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gilberton is also located in Schuylkill County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Maizeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Maizeville is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Mahanoy Plane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mahanoy Plane is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • New Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Boston is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Saint Nicholas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Saint Nicholas is also located in Schuylkill County
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  • Glendower
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Glendower is also located in Schuylkill County
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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 Mill Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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