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, Palo Alto had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Palo Alto had a population of 975 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Palo Alto, with the one closest to Palo Alto listed first.
- Port Carbon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Carbon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Pottsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saint Clair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cumbola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbola
- New Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
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- Cressona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Schuylkill Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orwigsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Llewellyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Landingville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Wetherill Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
- Frisbie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frisbie is located in Schuylkill County
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- Middleport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Morea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morea is located in Schuylkill County
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- Heckscherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Steins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Steins is located in Schuylkill County
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- Friedensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aucheys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
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- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
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- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKeansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Frackville Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Frackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Saint Nicholas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
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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 Palo Alto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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