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, Solomon Gap had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Solomon Gap, with the one closest to Solomon Gap listed first.
- Mountain Top
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview is also located in Luzerne County
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- Penobscot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Penobscot is also located in Luzerne County
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- Ashley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Summit is also located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Sugar Notch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Notch is also located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Rita
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rita is also located in Luzerne County
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- Laurel Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Askam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Askam is also located in Luzerne County
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- Warrior Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Warrior Run is also located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Wilkes-Barre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plymouth Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth Junction is also located in Luzerne County
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- Parsons
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parsons is also located in Luzerne County
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- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hanover is also located in Luzerne County
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- Moosehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moosehead is also located in Luzerne County
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- Larksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gregory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is also located in Luzerne County
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- Miners Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Miners Mills is also located in Luzerne County
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- Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Port Bowkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Port Bowkley is also located in Luzerne County
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- Forty Fort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forty Fort is also located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Nanticoke
(6 miles [9.7 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 Solomon Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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