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 Pottsville had a population of 14,117 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pottsville had a population of 13,409 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pottsville, with the one closest to Pottsville listed first.
- Mount Carbon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Palo Alto
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Port Carbon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saint Clair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cressona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cumbola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
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- Minersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Llewellyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
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- Schuylkill Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Philadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
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- Wetherill Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Heckscherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Steins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Steins is located in Schuylkill County
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- Landingville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Orwigsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friedensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frisbie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frisbie is located in Schuylkill County
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- Middleport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glendower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Branchdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
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- Blackwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Schuylkill County
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- Frackville Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mahanoy Plane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aucheys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
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- Morea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morea is located in Schuylkill County
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- Gilberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Maizeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Pottsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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