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 Orefield had a population of 164 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orefield, with the one closest to Orefield listed first.
- Lockridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lockridge is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
- Walbert
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stetlersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Schnecksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Ironton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Claussville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Claussville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
- Chapman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Litzenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Litzenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litzenberg
- Seiple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Balliettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weidasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fogelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haines is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
- Neffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wescosville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Scheidy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scheidy is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scheidy
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lyon Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
- Seipstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Laros ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laros is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laros
- Fullerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Hokendauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cementon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cementon is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cementon
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Orefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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