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 Tamaqua had a population of 6,054 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tamaqua had a population of 6,633 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Tamaqua, with the one closest to Tamaqua listed first.
- Newkirk
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newkirk is located in Schuylkill County
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- Reevesdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reevesdale is located in Schuylkill County
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- Tuscarora
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
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- Barnesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Mahanoy Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Mahanoy Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Reynolds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds is located in Schuylkill County
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- West Penn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Penn is located in Schuylkill County
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- Haucks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haucks is located in Schuylkill County
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- Hometown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
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- Tamanend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tamanend is located in Schuylkill County
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- Middleport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Hecla
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hecla is located in Schuylkill County
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- Quakake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quakake is located in Schuylkill County
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- Coaldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Delano
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
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- Buck Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Mountain is located in Schuylkill County
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- Lofty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
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- New Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Park Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park Place is located in Schuylkill County
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- Silver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
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- New Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McKeansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
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- Rene Mont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
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- Kepner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kepner is located in Schuylkill County
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- Leibeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leibeyville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Lansford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hauto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hauto is located in Carbon County
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- Girard Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
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- Mahanoy City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill 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 Tamaqua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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