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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tomhicken had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Tomhicken, with the one closest to Tomhicken listed first.

  • Derringer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derringer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derringer
    • Derringer is located in Luzerne County
  • Conyngham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conyngham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyngham
    • Conyngham is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyngham <3>
  • Sybertsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fern Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
    • Fern Glen is located in Luzerne County
  • Weston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Luzerne County
  • Gowen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
    • Gowen is located in Luzerne County
  • Nuremberg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oneida
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • West Hazleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hazleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Hazleton
    • From Tomhicken to West Hazleton
  • Rock Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
    • Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County
  • Briggsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
    • Briggsville is located in Luzerne County
  • Cranberry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
    • Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
  • Milnesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
    • Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
  • Kelayres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Audenried
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Audenried have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audenried
    • Audenried is located in Carbon County
  • Harleigh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Drums
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drums have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums
    • Drums is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drums <3>
  • Saint Johns
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Saint Johns is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <3>
  • Mountain Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wapwallopen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wapwallopen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapwallopen
    • Wapwallopen is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapwallopen <3>
  • Girard Manor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lofty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lofty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
    • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lofty
    • From Tomhicken to Lofty
  • Tresckow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ebervale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hobbie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
    • Hobbie is located in Luzerne County

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth 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 Tomhicken, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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