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 Gettysburg had a population of 3,221 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gettysburg had a population of 7,708 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gettysburg, with the one closest to Gettysburg listed first.
- Sedgwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sedgwick is located in Adams County
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- Round Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Round Top is located in Adams County
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- Seven Stars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
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- Goldenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mummasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Adams County
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- Two Taverns
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Two Taverns is located in Adams County
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- Bonneauville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Guldens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Guldens is located in Adams County
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- Hunterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McKnightstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County
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- Biglerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orrtanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Virginia Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arendtsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
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- Guernsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Floradale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Floradale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
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 Gettysburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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