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 Sand Spring in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sand Spring. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sand Spring listed first.
- Saint Johns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drums
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lehigh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
- Dorrance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milnesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
- Harleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ebervale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Drifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
- Rita
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
- Hobbie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
- Conyngham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Sandy Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- White Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slocum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Sybertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Hazleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Cranberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Glen Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Wanamie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Penobscot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Mountain Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Warrior Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Pond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hanover is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Wapwallopen
(8 miles [12.9 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 Sand Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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