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 Shamokin Dam had a population of 307 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Shamokin Dam had a population of 1,699 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shamokin Dam, with the one closest to Shamokin Dam listed first.
- Hummels Wharf
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Northumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kratzerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
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- Kapp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kapp is located in Northumberland County
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- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Snyder County
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- Selinsgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asherton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mile Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Union County
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- Fishers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fishers Ferry is located in Northumberland County
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- Patricksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg is located in Northumberland County
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- Resler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Resler is located in Northumberland County
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- Augustaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kantz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kantz is located in Snyder County
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- Chillisquaque
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chillisquaque is located in Northumberland County
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- Seven Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seven Points is located in Northumberland County
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- Dornsife
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dornsife is located in Northumberland County
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- Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Northumberland County
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- Dunkelbergers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkelbergers is located in Northumberland County
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- Stonington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
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- Klines Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Klines Grove is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Grove
- Wolverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wolverton is located in Northumberland County
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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 Shamokin Dam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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