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>
While we didn't find Ridge Acres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ridge Acres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ridge Acres listed first.
- Lucknow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
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- Linglestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
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- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Ellendale Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellendale Forge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Forge
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Penbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Stone Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
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- Fort Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
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- White Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Spring is located in Dauphin County
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- Paxtang
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Rutherford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
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- Dauphin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Enola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
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- Oberlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
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- Manadahill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
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- Perdix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
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- New Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Steelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camp Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
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- Eberlys Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
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- Waynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waynesville is located in Dauphin County
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- Hummelstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Deposit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
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- Enterline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
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- Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
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 Ridge Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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