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, Rittenhouse Gap had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rittenhouse Gap, with the one closest to Rittenhouse Gap listed first.
- Huffs Church
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seisholtzville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seisholtzville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seisholtzville
- Red Lion
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shamrock Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Station
- Harlem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harlem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Longswamp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longswamp is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longswamp
- Fredericksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fredericksville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksville
- Landis Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sigmund
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sigmund is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigmund
- Alburtis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mertztown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breinigsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Hereford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Macungie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Topton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eshbach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corning
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corning is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Powder Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Zionsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shimerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shimerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimerville
- Trexlertown
(5 miles [8 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 Rittenhouse Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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