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 Tower City had a population of 2,053 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tower City had a population of 1,268 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Tower City, with the one closest to Tower City listed first.
- Orwin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sacramento
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williamstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gold Mine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Keffers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Good Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
- Joliett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hegins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Suedberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beuchler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rausch Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rausch Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rausch Creek
- Lykens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hepler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hepler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Green Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Irving
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ravine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lorberry Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rough and Ready
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kehler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kehler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehler
- Wiconisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wiconisco is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiconisco
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 Tower City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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