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>
While we didn't find Hershey in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hershey. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hershey listed first.
- Union Deposit
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hummelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waltonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waltonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltonville
- Campbelltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bachmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deodate
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deodate is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deodate
- Syner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manadahill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Bellaire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellaire is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
- Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Annville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellegrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellegrove is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellegrove
- Conewago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Conewago is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewago
- Colebrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Hanover is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
- Linglestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paxtang
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oberlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Highspire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Gretna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cleona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
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 Hershey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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