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, Oakdale had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Drifton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
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- Ebervale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
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- Jeddo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Harleigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Freeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Lehigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Sandy Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
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- Milnesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
- West Hazleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Cranberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
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- Leviston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leviston is located in Carbon County
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- Beaver Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drums
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tresckow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Buck Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
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- Saint Johns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Audenried
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Audenried is located in Carbon County
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- Gerhards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gerhards is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhards
- Hudsondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Black Creek Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek Junction is located in Carbon County
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- Weatherly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kelayres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Conyngham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Oakdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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