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, West Penn had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Penn, with the one closest to West Penn listed first.
- Reynolds
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reynolds is located in Schuylkill County
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- Hecla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hecla is located in Schuylkill County
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- Kepner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kepner is located in Schuylkill County
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- Newkirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newkirk is located in Schuylkill County
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- Tamaqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reevesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reevesdale is located in Schuylkill County
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- New Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rene Mont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
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- Leibeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leibeyville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Tuscarora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
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- Hometown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
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- McKeansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
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- Rauschs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
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- Dorset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Schuylkill County
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- Mantz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
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- Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Mahanoy Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Mahanoy Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Middleport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Frisbie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frisbie is located in Schuylkill County
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- Drehersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drehersville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Steinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsville is located in Lehigh County
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- Millers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millers is located in Schuylkill County
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- Lansford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haucks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haucks is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haucks
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 Penn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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