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 Wech Corners in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wech Corners. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wech Corners listed first.
- Rita
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
- Glen Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Penobscot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Mountain Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Solomon Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Sugar Notch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Warrior Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Askam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
- Ashley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Laurel Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorrance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
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- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moosehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
- Wilkes-Barre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nanticoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Lehigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
- Bear Creek Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
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- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Nanticoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
- Wanamie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Larksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slocum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Plymouth Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
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 Wech Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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