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 Harrisburg had a population of 39,385 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harrisburg had a population of 49,322 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- West Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Penbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Progress
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Enola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Paxtang
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucknow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- White Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Eberlys Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
- Fort Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Steelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oberlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Marysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Linglestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rossmoyne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Marsh Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dauphin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highspire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cove
(7 miles [11.3 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 Harrisburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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