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, Oberlin had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oberlin, with the one closest to Oberlin listed first.
- Steelton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paxtang
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Marsh Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Highspire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
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- Rutherford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
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- Penbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- New Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eberlys Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
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- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yocumtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yocumtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocumtown
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hummelstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
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- Waltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waltonville is located in Dauphin County
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- Linglestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rossmoyne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Lisburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
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- Lewisberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newberrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newberrytown is located in York County
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- Goldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Union Deposit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
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- Lucknow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
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- Enola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
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 Oberlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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