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 William Penn in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West William Penn. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West William Penn listed first.
- Mahanoy Plane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County
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- Lost Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
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- Frackville Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Frackville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maizeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Gilberton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Raven Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
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- Girardville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wetherill Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Morea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morea is located in Schuylkill County
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- Saint Nicholas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
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- Yatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yatesville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Krebs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
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- Ringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
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- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fountain Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
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- New Castle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
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- Mahanoy City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brandonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
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- Centralia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heckscherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Saint Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raricks is located in Schuylkill County
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- Wilburton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia 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 William Penn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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