RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania >> Luzerne County >> Plainsville >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...

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 Plainsville had a population of 217 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Plainsville, with the one closest to Plainsville listed first.

  • Forty Fort
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Forty Fort is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
  • Port Bowkley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Port Bowkley is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bowkley
  • Plains
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Miners Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Miners Mills is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
  • Hudson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hudson is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Port Blanchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Port Blanchard is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blanchard
  • Wyoming
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wyoming is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <2>
  • Parsons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Parsons is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Laflin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Laflin is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
  • Inkerman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Inkerman is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
  • Sebastopol
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sebastopol is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Port Griffith
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Griffith is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Griffith
  • Exeter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Exeter is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <2>
  • Luzerne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Luzerne is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luzerne <2>
  • Kingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <2>
  • Carverton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Carverton is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
  • Wilkes-Barre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Yatesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Yatesville is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • West Pittston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Larksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Trucksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Trucksville is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
  • Gregory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gregory is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Plymouth Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Plymouth Junction is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
  • Ashley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashley is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <2>
  • Laurel Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dupont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dupont is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <2>
  • Harding
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Harding is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
  • Ketcham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ketcham is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketcham
  • Shavertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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 Plainsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.