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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 Saco in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Saco. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Saco listed first.

  • Wimmers
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Drinker
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Mount Cobb
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
  • Hollisterville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Wayne County
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  • Madisonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Madisonville is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Elmhurst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Moscow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
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  • Lake Ariel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sterling
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gravity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gravity is located in Wayne County
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  • Varden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Varden is located in Wayne County
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  • Winton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Winton is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Nay Aug
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Nay Aug is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Daleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ledgedale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ledgedale is located in Pike County
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  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Arlington is located in Wayne County
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  • Avoy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Avoy is located in Wayne County
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  • South Canaan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Canaan is located in Wayne County
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  • Archbald
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peckville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Olyphant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Throop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Throop is located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
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  • Freytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Freytown is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Jermyn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <2>
  • Pink
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pink is located in Wayne County
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  • Dickson City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <2>

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 Saco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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