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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 Steel City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Steel City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Steel City listed first.

  • Freemansburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • South Bethlehem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • South Bethlehem is also located in Northampton County
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  • Lower Saucon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lower Saucon is also located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
  • Redington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Redington is also located in Northampton County
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  • Bethlehem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bethlehem is also located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
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  • Brodhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Brodhead is also located in Northampton County
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  • Hellertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Seidersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Seidersville is also located in Northampton County
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  • Steuben
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Steuben is also located in Northampton County
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  • Stouts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Stouts is also located in Northampton County
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  • Hanoverville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanoverville is also located in Northampton County
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  • Shimer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shimer is also located in Northampton County
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  • Hecktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hecktown is also located in Northampton County
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  • Friedensville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
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  • Bingen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bingen is also located in Northampton County
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  • Leithsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Leithsville is also located in Northampton County
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  • Springtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glendon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendon is also located in Northampton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
  • Rittersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
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  • Farmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington is located in Lehigh County
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  • Durham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Durham is located in Bucks County
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  • Walters
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Walters is also located in Northampton County
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  • Clyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyde is also located in Northampton County
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  • Allentown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mountainville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
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  • Lanark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lanark is located in Lehigh County
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  • Passer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Passer is located in Bucks County
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  • Pleasant Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Bucks County
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  • Bursonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bursonville is located in Bucks County
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  • Riegelsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Riegelsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Riegelsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riegelsville
  • Carpentersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Carpentersville is located in Warren County (NJ)
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  • Raubsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Raubsville is also located in Northampton County
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  • South Easton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Easton is also located in Northampton County
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  • Easton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Easton is also located in Northampton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
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  • Zucksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Zucksville is also located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zucksville
  • Nazareth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Nazareth is also located in Northampton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <2>
  • Weaversville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Weaversville is also located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
  • Catasauqua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fullerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fullerton 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 Steel City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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