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 Fort Hunter had a population of 312 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Hunter, with the one closest to Fort Hunter listed first.
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Lucknow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Marysville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dauphin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stone Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Enola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ellendale Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale Forge is located in Dauphin County
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- Penbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Progress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
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- White Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Spring is located in Dauphin County
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- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linglestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Benvenue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benvenue is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benvenue
- Camp Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
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- New Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paxtang
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waynesville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Duncannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in Perry County
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- Wertzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wertzville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertzville
- Shiremanstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eberlys Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
- Steelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oberlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
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- New Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Enterline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Fort Hunter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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