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

  • Moosic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
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  • Minooka
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Old Forge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Avoca
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Avoca is located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,603 people
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  • Scranton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dunmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
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  • Green Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Milwaukee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Harding
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harding is located in Luzerne County
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  • Dupont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chinchilla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ransom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ransom is located in Lackawanna County
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  • West Pittston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Schultzville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Nay Aug
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Nay Aug is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Throop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Throop is located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
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  • Dickson City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarks Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Exeter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Griffith
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Griffith is located in Luzerne County
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  • Sebastopol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sebastopol is located in Luzerne County
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  • Yatesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Olyphant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarks Green
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people

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 Taylor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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