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 Drytown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Drytown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Drytown listed first.
- Middlesex
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Carlisle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonny Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
- Carlisle Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carlisle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Springs
- New Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Craighead
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Hatton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Leidighs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leidighs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leidighs
- Dillsburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dillsburg Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg Junction
- Hogestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hogestown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogestown
- Brandtsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandtsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandtsville
- Trindle Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Wertzville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wertzville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertzville
- Shermans Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williams Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
- Mechanicsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plainfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greason is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greason
- Barnitz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Upper Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Upper Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Mill
- Good Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Keystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Kerrsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kerrsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrsville
- Falling Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Bowmansdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmansdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmansdale
- Nantilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nantilly is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantilly
- Shiremanstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
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 Drytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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