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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 Westminster in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westminster. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.

  • Laflin
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Laflin is also located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
  • Yatesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Yatesville is also located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Sebastopol
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sebastopol is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Port Griffith
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Griffith is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Inkerman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Inkerman is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Miners Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Miners Mills is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Parsons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Parsons is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Pittston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • West Pittston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dupont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dupont is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <2>
  • Exeter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Exeter is also located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <2>
  • Wyoming
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyoming is also located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <2>
  • Port Blanchard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Blanchard is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Plainsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Plainsville is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hudson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hudson is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Avoca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Avoca is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
  • Port Bowkley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Port Bowkley is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bowkley
  • Wilkes-Barre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forty Fort
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Forty Fort is also located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
  • Kingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kingston is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <2>
  • Harding
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harding is also located in Luzerne County
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  • Bear Creek Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Moosic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <2>
  • Old Forge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Carverton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carverton is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
  • Luzerne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Luzerne is also located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luzerne <2>

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 Westminster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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