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>
While we didn't find Polkville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Polkville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Waller
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Derrs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Derrs is located in Columbia County
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- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coles Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Creek
- Laubach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laubach is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laubach
- Unityville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Elk Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Stillwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Pine Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Summit is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Summit
- Sereno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sereno is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Cambra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarks View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Red Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
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- North Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Mountain is located in Lycoming County
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- Iola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Zaner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
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- Asbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury is located in Columbia County
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- New Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Register
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Welliversville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Long Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Town Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
- Harveyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Lairdsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
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 Polkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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