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 7,863 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chambersburg had a population of 21,231 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chambersburg, with the one closest to Chambersburg listed first.
- Guilford Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Housum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Housum is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housum
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Altenwald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keefers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kauffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pond Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Bank
- Edenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edenville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Saint Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Upper Strasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Upper Strasburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Strasburg
- Clay Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knepper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knepper is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knepper
- Mont Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orrstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Greencastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graefenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Graefenburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graefenburg
- Mongul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mongul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongul
- Freestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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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