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 Moosehead had a population of 59 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- Bear Creek Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Junction
- Glen Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- White Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penobscot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Rita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Solomon Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Sandy Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Laurel Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Run ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Upper Lehigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Ashley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Notch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Buck Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Leslie Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Wilkes-Barre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Askam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
- Warrior Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 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 Moosehead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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