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 in 1895, Mocanaqua had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mocanaqua, with the one closest to Mocanaqua listed first.
- Shickshinny
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
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- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
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- Koonsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Koonsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonsville
- Wapwallopen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slocum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
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- Glen Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
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- Waterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
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- Beach Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
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- Hobbie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
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- Wanamie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
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- Hunlock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Briggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Briggsville is located in Luzerne County
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- Huntington Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Town Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
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- Muhlenberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Muhlenberg is located in Luzerne County
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- Berwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nescopeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorrance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
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- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
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- Prichard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
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- Harveyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
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- Register
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
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- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hanover is located in Luzerne County
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- Nanticoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Nanticoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
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- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
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- New Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
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 Mocanaqua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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