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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>

While we didn't find Rippletown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rippletown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rippletown listed first.

  • Rita
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rita is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Dorrance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dorrance is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Hanover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Glen Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Glen Summit is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Penobscot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Penobscot is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Mountain Top
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Solomon Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Solomon Gap is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Warrior Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Warrior Run is also located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Sugar Notch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Notch is also located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
  • Slocum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Slocum is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Askam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Askam is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Upper Lehigh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Upper Lehigh is also located in Luzerne County
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  • White Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nanticoke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ashley is also located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
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  • Wanamie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wanamie is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Hobbie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hobbie is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Saint Johns
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Drums
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Freeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Moosehead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Moosehead is also located in Luzerne County
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  • West Nanticoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Nanticoke is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Glen Lyon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Lyon is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Lee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lee is also located in Luzerne County
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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 Rippletown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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