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 West Falls in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Falls. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Falls listed first.
- Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Keelersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keelersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelersburg
- Keelersburg is located in Wyoming County
- Lockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Lake Winola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winola
- Lake Winola is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Winola <3>
- South Eaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Center Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Moreland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Moreland
- Center Moreland is located in Wyoming County
- Ransom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Milwaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Schultzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schultzville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Osterhout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Bardwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Mill City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Ketcham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Dixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Harding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Clarks Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
- Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <3>
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Dalton is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <3>
- Beaumont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Kunkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Carverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Old Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
- Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <3>
- Marcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Clarks Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Glenburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - La Plume
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Factoryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Factoryville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Factoryville <3>
- East Lemon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lemon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lemon
- East Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Evans Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
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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 West Falls, 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. |