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 Mechanicsburg had a population of 3,691 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mechanicsburg had a population of 9,017 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Trindle Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dillsburg Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dillsburg Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg Junction
- Shiremanstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hogestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hogestown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogestown
- Bowmansdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmansdale is located in Cumberland County
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- Nantilly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nantilly is located in Cumberland County
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- Rossmoyne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County
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- Williams Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
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- White Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
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- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Kingstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brandtsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brandtsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandtsville
- Siddonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wertzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wertzville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertzville
- Andersontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lisburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eberlys Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leidighs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leidighs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leidighs
- New Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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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