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 Newton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Newton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Ashley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilkes-Barre
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sugar Notch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Notch is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Laurel Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Plymouth Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth Junction is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Askam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Askam is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
- Warrior Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrior Run is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Solomon Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Solomon Gap is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mountain Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parsons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Port Bowkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Bowkley is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bowkley
- Larksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forty Fort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forty Fort is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Gregory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Luzerne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Penobscot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Penobscot is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Miners Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miners Mills is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nanticoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Trucksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trucksville is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
- Glen Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glen Summit is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Plainsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainsville is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
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 Newton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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