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 Seltzer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Seltzer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Minersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pottsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Llewellyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Saint Clair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heckscherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Silverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Palo Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Port Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Steins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Steins is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
- Cressona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wetherill Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
- Glendower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Branchdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchdale
- Schuylkill Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumbola
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbola
- Silver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Swatara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swatara is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
- Blackwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Friedensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frackville Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mahanoy Plane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Seltzer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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