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 Willow Lake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willow Lake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willow Lake listed first.
- Cressona
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Schuylkill Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Carbon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Pottsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Alto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Landingville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Orwigsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Port Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friedensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aucheys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Cumbola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbola
- Summit Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frisbie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frisbie is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
- New Philadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Minersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Llewellyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Saint Clair
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Silver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Wetherill Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
- Moyers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Stony Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Middleport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Heckscherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Branchdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchdale
- Steins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Steins is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
- Blackwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
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 Willow Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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