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, Penobscot had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Penobscot, with the one closest to Penobscot listed first.
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
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- Mountain Top
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glen Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
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- Solomon Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Rita
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
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- Ashley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Notch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Moosehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
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- Warrior Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Bear Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Askam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
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- Wilkes-Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
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- Plymouth Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
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- Parsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parsons is located in Luzerne County
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- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Luzerne County
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- White Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Larksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Luzerne County
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- Miners Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
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- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Luzerne County
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- Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Port Bowkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Port Bowkley is located in Luzerne County
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- Forty Fort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Nanticoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Penobscot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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