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, Wetherill Junction had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wetherill Junction, with the one closest to Wetherill Junction listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
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- Gilberton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Saint Clair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- Frackville Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Frackville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maizeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
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- New Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
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- Saint Nicholas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
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- Mahanoy Plane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County
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- Heckscherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Pottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Port Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumbola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
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- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
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- Lost Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
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- Raven Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
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- Shenandoah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Girardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Palo Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- New Philadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahanoy City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yatesville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
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 Wetherill Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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