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 in 1895, Groffdale had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Groffdale, with the one closest to Groffdale listed first.
- Bareville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bareville is also located in Lancaster County
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- Vogansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vogansville is also located in Lancaster County
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- Mascot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mascot is also located in Lancaster County
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- Fairmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is also located in Lancaster County
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- New Holland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Intercourse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hinkletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hinkletown is also located in Lancaster County
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- Farmersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmersville is also located in Lancaster County
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- Bird-in-Hand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ronks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weaverland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weaverland is also located in Lancaster County
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- Martindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is also located in Lancaster County
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- Leacock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leacock is also located in Lancaster County
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- Witmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Witmer is also located in Lancaster County
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- Soudersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Soudersburg is also located in Lancaster County
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- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leaman Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leaman Place is also located in Lancaster County
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- Murrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murrell is also located in Lancaster County
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- Green Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Bank is also located in Lancaster County
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- East Earl
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hahnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hahnstown is also located in Lancaster County
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- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is also located in Lancaster County
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- Bellemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellemont is also located in Lancaster County
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- Vintage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vintage is also located in Lancaster County
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- Ephrata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Run is also located in Lancaster County
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- Akron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Akron is also located in Lancaster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,992 people
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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 Groffdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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