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 Greencastle had a population of 1,525 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Greencastle had a population of 3,989 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Greencastle, with the one closest to Greencastle listed first.
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clay Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kauffman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- State Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wingerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Zullinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Housum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Housum is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housum
- Williamson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Welsh Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cearfoss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cearfoss is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearfoss
- Maugansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altenwald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Claylick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Broadfording
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Broadfording is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording
- Leitersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nunnery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knepper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knepper is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knepper
- Lemasters
(8 miles [12.9 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 Greencastle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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