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 Mercersburg had a population of 967 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mercersburg had a population of 1,527 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mercersburg, with the one closest to Mercersburg listed first.
- Mercersburg Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
- Lemasters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Markes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Claylick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Welsh Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Williamson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Cove Tannery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
- Sylvan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McConnellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dickeys Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dickeys Mountain is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys Mountain
- Greencastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Housum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Housum is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housum
- Richmond Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Richmond Furnace is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
- Cearfoss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cearfoss is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearfoss
- Kauffman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edenville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Clear Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Broadfording
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broadfording is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording
- State Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Mercersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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