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 Spike Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Spike Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Spike Island listed first.
- Avoca
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Avoca is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
- Moosic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
- Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <2>
- Old Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
- Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <2>
- Dupont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Dupont is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <2>
- Minooka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - West Pittston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittston
- West Pittston is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Pittston <2>
- Pittston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Pittston is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <2>
- Yatesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Harding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <2>
- Port Griffith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Griffith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Griffith
- Port Griffith is located in Luzerne County
- Sebastopol
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Sebastopol is located in Luzerne County
- Laflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Laflin is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
- Milwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Scranton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <2>
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <2>
- Port Blanchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blanchard
- Port Blanchard is located in Luzerne County
- Inkerman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Dunmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
- Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <2>
- Green Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Ransom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Spring Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Nay Aug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Carverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Plainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
- Plainsville is located in Luzerne County
- Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plains is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <2>
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Miners Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
- Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Parsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Throop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Throop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Throop is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <2>
- Chinchilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinchilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinchilla
- Chinchilla is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinchilla <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/
The official website for State 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 Spike Island, 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. |
| <3> | 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. |