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 Weishample in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Weishample. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Mabel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Fountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Haas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Hegins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegins
- Hegins is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hegins <4>
- Helfenstein
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helfenstein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helfenstein
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
- Donaldson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
- Pitman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman
- Pitman is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitman <4>
- Kehler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Valley View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
- Valley View is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <4>
- Good Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Keffers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Joliett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Rausch Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rausch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rausch Creek
- Rausch Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- East Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Tremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Tremont is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people
- Swatara
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Lavelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle
- Lavelle is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavelle <4>
- Locust Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Summit
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
- Locust Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Line Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Line Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Branchdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchdale
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Excelsior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Glendower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
- Glendower is located in Schuylkill County
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gordon is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <4>
- Locustdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
- Locustdale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <4>
- Alaska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Gowen City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Hepler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Weishample, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |