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 Wilkes-Barre had a population of 37,718 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wilkes-Barre had a population of 40,597 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilkes-Barre, with the one closest to Wilkes-Barre listed first.
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Luzerne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Miners Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Bowkley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forty Fort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Larksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Plainsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
- Gregory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Luzerne County
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- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Askam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
- Sugar Notch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Solomon Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Port Blanchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trucksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warrior Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
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- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Penobscot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Shavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Inkerman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Inkerman is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Port Griffith
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Griffith is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Griffith
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Wilkes-Barre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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