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 Refton had a population of 216 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Refton, with the one closest to Refton listed first.
- Smithville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smithville is located in Lancaster County
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- Lime Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lime Valley is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Valley
- Herrville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baumgardner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baumgardner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumgardner
- Lampeter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Truce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Camargo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Strasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Street
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Willow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Willow is located in Lancaster County
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- Oregon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oregon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Rawlinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlinsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinsville
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Lancaster County
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- Buck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quarryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Iva
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iva is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- New Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fertility
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fertility is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertility
- Conestoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colemanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Soudersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soudersburg is located in Lancaster County
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- Ronks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bird-in-Hand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slackwater
(6 miles [9.7 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 Refton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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