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 Lancaster had a population of 32,011 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lancaster had a population of 58,990 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Rohrerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Millersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fertility
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fertility is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertility
- Greenland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Landis Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shreiners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shreiners is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreiners
- Slackwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Willow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Willow is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Willow
- Willow Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lampeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- East Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neffsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Windom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baumgardner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baumgardner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumgardner
- Witmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bamford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bamford is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Letort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conestoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Herrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lime Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Valley is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Valley
- Bird-in-Hand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leacock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leacock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leacock
- Kissell Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Landisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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