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 had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rittenhouse, with the one closest to Rittenhouse listed first.
- Pleasant Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harveyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ripple ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ripple is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple
- Register
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Muhlenberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Muhlenberg is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
- Kyttle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kyttle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyttle
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cambra
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Town Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
- Prichard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sweet Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Waterton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weintz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weintz is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weintz
- Coles Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coles Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Creek
- Koonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Koonsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonsville
- Silkworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silkworth is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkworth
- Pikes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Laubach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laubach is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laubach
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shickshinny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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