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, Shimer had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shimer, with the one closest to Shimer listed first.
- Steuben
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Steuben is located in Northampton County
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- Hanoverville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hanoverville is located in Northampton County
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- Clyde
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Northampton County
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- Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brodhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brodhead is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Freemansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hecktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hecktown is located in Northampton County
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- Weaversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
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- Catasauqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rittersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
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- South Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Bethlehem is located in Northampton County
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- Howertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Fullerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
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- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Lehigh County
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- Seidersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
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- Redington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redington is located in Northampton County
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- Seemsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seemsville is located in Northampton County
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- Coplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
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- Seiple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seiple is located in Lehigh County
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- Allentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hellertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lower Saucon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
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- Nazareth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kreidersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
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- Cementon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cementon is located in Lehigh County
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- Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Lehigh 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 Shimer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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