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, Wilburton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilburton, with the one closest to Wilburton listed first.
- Centralia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Locustdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
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- Locust Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
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- Lavelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fountain Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Newlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
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- Alaska
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
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- Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Numidia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
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- Girardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
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- Locust Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
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- Raven Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
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- Helfenstein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
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- Mahanoy Plane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County
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- Lost Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
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- Sagon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
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- Excelsior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Northumberland County
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- Glendower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glendower is located in Schuylkill County
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- Frackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frackville Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Gilberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Maizeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Ringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ferndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Bear Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland 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 Wilburton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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