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 Shenks Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shenks Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shenks Ferry listed first.
- Pequea
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Goram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
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- Colemanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
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- Safe Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Safe Harbor is located in Lancaster County
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- Mount Nebo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
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- Highville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
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- Lucky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in York County
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- Airville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Conestoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
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- Letort
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
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- Creswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
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- Slackwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
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- New Bridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
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- Sunnyburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnyburn is located in York County
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- Rawlinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rawlinsville is located in Lancaster County
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- Baumgardner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baumgardner is located in Lancaster County
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- Millersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rockey is located in York County
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- Muddy Creek Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
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- Bruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce is located in York County
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- Bridgeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in York County
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- Woodbine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in York County
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- Slab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Slab is located in York County
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- Truce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
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- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smithville is located in Lancaster County
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- Herrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Herrville is located in Lancaster County
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- Willow Street
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Willow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Willow is located in Lancaster County
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- New Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Danville is located in Lancaster County
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- Washington Borough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
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- Craley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Craley is located in York County
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- Windom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Lancaster 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 Shenks Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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