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, Orrtanna had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orrtanna, with the one closest to Orrtanna listed first.
- McKnightstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
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- Virginia Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
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- Seven Stars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
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- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mummasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
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- Trust
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trust is located in Adams County
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- Jacks Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
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- Gettysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goldenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
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- Arendtsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graefenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graefenburg is located in Adams County
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- Greenmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
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- Sedgwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sedgwick is located in Adams County
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- Round Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Round Top is located in Adams County
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- Brysonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brysonia is located in Adams County
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- Fountain Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
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- Fairplay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County
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- Table Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
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- Biglerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emmitsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Adams County
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- Guernsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
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- Floradale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Floradale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
- Pond Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pond Bank is located in Franklin County
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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 Orrtanna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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