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 Porters Sideling had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Porters Sideling, with the one closest to Porters Sideling listed first.
- Valley Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
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- Iron Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Iron Ridge is located in York County
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- Jacobs Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jacobs Mills is located in York County
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- Menges Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Menges Mills is located in York County
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- Marburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marburg is located in York County
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- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in York County
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- Strickhousers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
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- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brodbecks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
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- Neiman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Neiman is located in York County
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- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in York County
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- La Bott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- La Bott is located in York County
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- McSherrystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McSherry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McSherry is located in Adams County
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- Bandanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bandanna is located in York County
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- Hokes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hokes is located in York County
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- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in York County
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- Hanover Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hanover Junction is located in York County
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- Seven Valleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bair is located in York County
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- Abbottstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farmers is located in York County
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- Blackrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blackrock is located in York County
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- Lineboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Larue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Larue is located in York County
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- Thomasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Berlin Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin Junction is located in Adams County
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- Edgegrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
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 Porters Sideling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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