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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, Port Bowkley had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Port Bowkley, with the one closest to Port Bowkley listed first.
- Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parsons
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parsons is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Miners Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hudson is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Plainsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Plainsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
- Forty Fort
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilkes-Barre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Inkerman is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Port Blanchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Larksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laflin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sebastopol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastopol is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Port Griffith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Griffith is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Griffith
- Plymouth Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trucksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Pittston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Port Bowkley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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