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, Powder Valley had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Powder Valley, with the one closest to Powder Valley listed first.
- Hereford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Corning
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Corning is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Hosensack
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zionsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shimerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shimerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimerville
- Sigmund
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sigmund is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigmund
- Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Palm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dillingerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harlem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Macungie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Fruitville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Geryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Geryville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geryville
- Spinnerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Limeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seisholtzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seisholtzville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seisholtzville
- Huffs Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Steinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alburtis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Powder Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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