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 New Columbus in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of New Columbus. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Summit Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nesquehoning
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nesquehoning Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hauto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hauto is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauto
- Lansford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Mahoning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Jim Thorpe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Hudsondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Black Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Black Creek Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Junction
- Gerhards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gerhards is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhards
- Coaldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Normal Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Normal Square is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
- Lehighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Packerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Packerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packerton
- Weatherly
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weissport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Beaver Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Germans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Ashfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Harrity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harrity is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrity
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Buck Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Leviston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leviston is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leviston
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Andreas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Balliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Balliet is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliet
- Parryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drakes Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Tresckow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
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 New Columbus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |