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 Big Spring had a population of 263 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Stoughstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stoughstown is located in Cumberland County
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- Walnut Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
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- Oakville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Cumberland County
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- Hays Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
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- Longsdorf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Longsdorf is located in Cumberland County
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- Dickinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dickinson is located in Cumberland County
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- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
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- Lees Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
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- Kerrsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kerrsville is located in Cumberland County
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- Montsera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heberlig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heberlig is located in Cumberland County
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- Middle Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
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- Shippensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cleversburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cleversburg is located in Cumberland County
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- Greason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greason is located in Cumberland County
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- Plainfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Furnace is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Furnace
- Barnitz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mowersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mongul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mongul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongul
- Orrstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Big Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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