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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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickies have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickies
    • Chickies is located in Lancaster County
  • Farmdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
    • Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Maytown is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maytown <3>
  • Marietta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cordelia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
    • Cordelia is located in Lancaster County
  • Silver Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Salunga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salunga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salunga
    • Salunga is located in Lancaster County
  • Sporting Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
  • Hempfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hempfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempfield
    • Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <3>
  • Wrightsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mountville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
    • Mountville is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountville <3>
  • Bamford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
    • Bamford is located in Lancaster County
  • Mechanicsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Lancaster County
  • Manheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bellaire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellaire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
    • Bellaire is located in Lancaster County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strickler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
    • Strickler is located in York County
  • East Prospect
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
    • East Prospect is located in York County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Lancaster County
  • Aberdeen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Mount Joy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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 Mount Joy, 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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