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