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, Penns Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Middleburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflinburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swengel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swengel is located in Union County
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- Millmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
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- Rand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rand is located in Union County
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- Hartleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Paxtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
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- Kreamer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vicksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Union County
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- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill is located in Union County
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- Laurelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
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- Glen Iron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
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- Troxelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
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- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Snyder County
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- Kratzerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
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- Lochiel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lochiel is located in Union County
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- Buffalo Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
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- Beavertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kantz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kantz is located in Snyder County
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- Mazeppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
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 Penns Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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