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 Forest Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Forest Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Lucknow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
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- Linglestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Fort Hunter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Ellendale Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellendale Forge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Forge
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Penbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Stone Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
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- White Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Spring is located in Dauphin County
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- Marysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paxtang
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Dauphin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Enola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Rutherford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
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- Manadahill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
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- Perdix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
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- New Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waynesville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Steelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oberlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
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- Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Perry County
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- Camp Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Eberlys Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
- Hummelstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Deposit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Enterline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
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 Forest Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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