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 Mechanicsburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mechanicsburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Harshaville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Frankfort Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- McCleary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCleary is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary
- Kendall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County
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- Shippingport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Holt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holt is located in Beaver County
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- Hookstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murdocksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Comettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
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- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Sheffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
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- Smiths Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Ferry is located in Beaver County
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- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ohioville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Virsoix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Virsoix is located in Allegheny County
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- Aliquippa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellowsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellowsville is located in Beaver County
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- East End
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Bavington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bavington is located in Washington County
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- Moon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
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- Fairoaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairoaks is located in Allegheny County
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- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Beaver County
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- Vanport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vanport is located in Beaver County
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- Blackhawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackhawk is located in Beaver County
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- Carnot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carnot is located in Allegheny County
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- Stoops Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
- Edgeworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Shields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shields is located in Allegheny County
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- Leetsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stobo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stobo is located in Beaver County
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- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Liverpool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jethro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jethro is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro
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 Mechanicsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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