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 Packerton had a population of 482 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Lehighton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jim Thorpe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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>
- Weissport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harrity is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrity
- Nesquehoning Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- 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)
- Germans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Germans 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
- Kittatinny
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Lizard Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Stemlersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stemlersville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemlersville
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Normal Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Normal Square is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
- Penn Haven Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Aquashicola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aquashicola is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquashicola
- 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
- Lansford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Andreas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slatedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Drakes Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Weatherly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudsondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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