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 Shickshinny had a population of 1,448 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shickshinny had a population of 807 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shickshinny, with the one closest to Shickshinny listed first.
- Mocanaqua
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Koonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Koonsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonsville
- Pond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
- Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wapwallopen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slocum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Hunlock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Muhlenberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Muhlenberg is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
- Town Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
- Beach Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hobbie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wanamie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harveyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Register
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nescopeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Briggsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Prichard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Dorrance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nanticoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Nanticoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
- Rittenhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silkworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silkworth is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkworth
- Sweet Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clarks View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cambra
(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 Shickshinny, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |