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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>

While we didn't find Slabtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Slabtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.

  • Numidia
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
    • Numidia is located in Columbia County
  • Newlin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Newlin is located in Columbia County
  • Mill Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
    • Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
  • Catawissa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mainville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
    • Mainville is located in Columbia County
  • Mount Carmel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
  • Wilburton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilburton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
    • Wilburton is located in Columbia County
  • Beaver Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County
  • Shumans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
    • Shumans is located in Columbia County
  • Rupert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rupert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
    • Rupert is located in Columbia County
  • Espy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
    • Espy is located in Columbia County
  • Bear Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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    • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
  • Strong
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
    • Strong is located in Northumberland County
  • Bloomsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Centralia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Almedia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • Almedia is located in Columbia County
  • Paper Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
    • Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
  • Elysburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
    • Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <3>
  • Sagon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagon
    • Sagon is located in Northumberland County
  • Alaska
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Alaska is located in Northumberland County
  • Locustdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
    • Locustdale is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <3>
  • Ferndale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
    • Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
  • Union Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
    • Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
  • Reed
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Reed is located in Northumberland County
  • Paxinos
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxinos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxinos
    • Paxinos is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxinos <3>
  • Locust Gap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
    • Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
  • Locust Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Summit
    • Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
  • Lavelle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ringtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Raricks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raricks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raricks
    • Raricks is located in Schuylkill County
  • Buckhorn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
  • Lime Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
    • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
  • Lightstreet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
    • Lightstreet is located in Columbia County

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Slabtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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