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 in 1895, Shavertown had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shavertown, with the one closest to Shavertown listed first.
- Trucksville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trucksville is also located in Luzerne County
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- Dallas
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is also located in Luzerne County
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- Gregory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gregory is also located in Luzerne County
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- Luzerne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carverton is also located in Luzerne County
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- Ketcham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ketcham is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketcham
- Larksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Fort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Fort is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Kunkle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkle is also located in Luzerne County
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- Idetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Idetown is also located in Luzerne County
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- Lehman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plymouth Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plymouth Junction is also located in Luzerne County
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- Wilkes-Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill City was located in Wyoming County
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- Port Bowkley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Bowkley is also located in Luzerne County
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- Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plainsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plainsville is also located in Luzerne County
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- Port Blanchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Port Blanchard is also located in Luzerne County
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- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is also located in Luzerne County
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- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake is also located in Luzerne County
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- Cease Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cease Mills is also located in Luzerne County
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- Parsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons is also located in Luzerne County
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- Miners Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miners Mills is also located in Luzerne County
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- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is also located in Luzerne County
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- Inkerman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Inkerman is also located in Luzerne County
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- Beaumont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
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- Port Griffith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Port Griffith is also located in Luzerne County
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- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Moreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center Moreland is located in Wyoming County
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- Harveys Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laketon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laketon is also located in Luzerne County
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- Outlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Outlet is also located in Luzerne County
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- Meeker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meeker is also located in Luzerne 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 Shavertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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