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 Orrstown had a population of 262 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Orrstown had a population of 258 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orrstown, with the one closest to Orrstown listed first.
- Mongul
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mongul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongul
- Lurgan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lurgan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurgan
- Pleasant Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mowersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shippensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middle Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Spring
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Strasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Upper Strasburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Strasburg
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleversburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cleversburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleversburg
- Keefers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Lees Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Green Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dry Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Guilford Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Doylesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doylesburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesburg
- Walnut Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
- Stoughstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stoughstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughstown
- Big Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heberlig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heberlig is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heberlig
- Fannettsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Orrstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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