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 Mount Joy had a population of 1,848 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mount Joy had a population of 8,264 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Florin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chickies
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chickies is located in Lancaster County
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- Farmdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
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- Milton Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rheems
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cordelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cordelia is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Silver Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salunga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salunga is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salunga
- Sporting Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hempfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
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- Landisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lancaster Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bamford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bamford is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lancaster County
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- Manheim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellaire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellaire is located in Lancaster County
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- Mastersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Strickler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Strickler is located in York County
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- East Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- East Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Mount Joy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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