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 in 1895, Mechanicsville had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- East Petersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lancaster Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lancaster Junction is located in Lancaster County
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- Salunga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salunga is located in Lancaster County
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- Landisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bamford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bamford is located in Lancaster County
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- Fairland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairland is located in Lancaster County
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- Sporting Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Lancaster County
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- Manheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shreiners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shreiners is located in Lancaster County
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- Limerock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Limerock is located in Lancaster County
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- Silver Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
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- Rohrerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neffsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kissell Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
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- Lititz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
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- Hempfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
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- Landis Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cordelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cordelia is located in Lancaster County
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- Mountville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elstonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
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- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brunnerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington is located in Lancaster County
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- Penryn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Penryn is located in Lancaster County
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- Mount Joy
(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 Mechanicsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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