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 Chambersburg had a population of 208 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chambersburg, with the one closest to Chambersburg listed first.
- Versailles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Naples
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meredosia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilbirds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morrelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morrelville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrelville
- Griggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Springs is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Springs
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Exeter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Hersman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Benville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Benville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benville
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Mount Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Fishhook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fishhook is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhook
- Detroit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chapin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baylis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Merritt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merritt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Siloam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
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 Chambersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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