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 had a population of 14,403 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shamokin had a population of 6,909 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shamokin, with the one closest to Shamokin listed first.
- Greenback
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenback is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Gowen City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
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- Cabel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cabel is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabel
- Kulps
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kulps is located in Northumberland County
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- Excelsior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Northumberland County
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- Sagon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
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- Paxinos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bear Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yordy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yordy is located in Northumberland County
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- Line Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
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- Reed
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
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- Pitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trevorton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leck Kill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hepler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hepler is located in Schuylkill County
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- Kehler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kehler is located in Schuylkill County
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- Haas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helfenstein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helfenstein
- Locust Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alaska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
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- Strong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
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- Farnsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deibler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deibler is located in Northumberland County
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- Stonington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
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- Union Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Corner 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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