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, Rockville had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Fort Hunter
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
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- Lucknow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
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- Marysville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dauphin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stone Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
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- Perdix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
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- West Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
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- Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Perry County
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- Penbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Progress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
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- Linglestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Spring is located in Dauphin County
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- Ellendale Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale Forge is located in Dauphin County
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- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
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- Camp Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paxtang
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- White Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
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- Eberlys Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
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- New Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Steelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benvenue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benvenue is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benvenue
- Duncannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in Perry 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 Rockville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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