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 Intercourse had a population of 621 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Intercourse, with the one closest to Intercourse listed first.
- Gordonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leaman Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leaman Place is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaman Place
- Vintage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vintage is also located in Lancaster County
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- Ronks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Soudersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Soudersburg is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudersburg
- Bellemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bellemont is also located in Lancaster County
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- Groffdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Groffdale is also located in Lancaster County
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- Kinzers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buyerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mascot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bird-in-Hand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bank is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- New Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bareville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Iva
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Iva is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Witmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vogansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vogansville is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogansville
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Farmersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmersville is also located in Lancaster County
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- South Hermitage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Hermitage is also located in Lancaster County
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- East Earl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ball
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leacock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leacock is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leacock
- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenland is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
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 Intercourse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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