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 Port Jenkins in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Port Jenkins. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Port Jenkins listed first.
- Bear Creek Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Junction
- Moosehead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
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- White Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Sandy Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Leslie Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
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- Bear Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
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- Rita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
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- Upper Lehigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
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- Freeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Buck Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
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- Mud Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
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- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
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- Drakes Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County
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- Stoddartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
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- Solomon Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
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- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
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- Mountain Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Luzerne County
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- Drifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
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- Jeddo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Penn Haven Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Blakeslee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Jenkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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