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 Packerton Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Packerton Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Packerton Junction listed first.
- Packerton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Packerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packerton
- Jim Thorpe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
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- Nesquehoning Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lehighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weissport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrity is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrity
- Beltzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beltzville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzville
- Nesquehoning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Penn Haven Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Ashfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
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- Balliet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Balliet is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliet
- Lizard Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Mahoning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
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- Normal Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Normal Square is located in Carbon County
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- Germans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
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- Kittatinny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
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- Hazard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Stemlersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stemlersville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemlersville
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
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- Aquashicola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aquashicola is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquashicola
- Drakes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Weatherly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Junction
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 Packerton Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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