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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 Mecks Corner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mecks Corner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mecks Corner listed first.

  • Dellville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellville
    • Dellville is located in Perry County
  • Blain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain
    • Blain is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blain <3>
  • New Bloomfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomfield
    • New Bloomfield is located in Perry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bloomfield <3>
  • Bloomfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Falling Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Falling Spring is located in Perry County
  • Shermans Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shermans Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shermans Dale
    • Shermans Dale is located in Perry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shermans Dale <3>
  • Wahneta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahneta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
    • Wahneta is located in Perry County
  • Keystone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone is located in Perry County
  • Duncannon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
    • Duncannon is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <3>
  • Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Alinda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Benvenue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benvenue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benvenue
    • Benvenue is located in Dauphin County
  • Losh Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Losh Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losh Run
    • Losh Run is located in Perry County
  • Bailey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mannsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
    • Mannsville is located in Perry County
  • Elliottsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Carlisle Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Springs
    • Carlisle Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Wertzville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wertzville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertzville
    • Wertzville is located in Cumberland County
  • Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Cove is located in Perry County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cove
    • From Mecks Corner to Cove
  • Acker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
    • Acker is located in Perry County
  • Landisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Perdix
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Eshcol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlesex
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Donnally Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnally Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnally Mills
    • Donnally Mills is located in Perry County
  • New Buffalo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
    • New Buffalo is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Roseburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
    • Roseburg is located in Perry County

The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Mecks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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