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 Purdytown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Purdytown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Sunbury
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shamokin Dam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hummels Wharf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keefers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
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- Kapp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kapp is located in Northumberland County
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- Mile Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
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- Augustaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
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- Seven Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Points is located in Northumberland County
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- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Union County
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- Selinsgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Selinsgrove Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
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- Asherton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
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- Resler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Resler is located in Northumberland County
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- Stonington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
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- Snydertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Klines Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Klines Grove is located in Northumberland County
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- Wolverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolverton is located in Northumberland County
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- Kratzerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
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- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Snyder County
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- Patricksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg is located in Northumberland County
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- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron is located in Northumberland County
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- Chillisquaque
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chillisquaque is located in Northumberland County
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- Fishers Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fishers Ferry is located in Northumberland County
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- Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Northumberland County
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- Dunkelbergers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkelbergers is located in Northumberland County
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- Farnsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
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- Montandon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 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 Purdytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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