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 Shippensburg had a population of 2,188 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shippensburg had a population of 5,682 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shippensburg, with the one closest to Shippensburg listed first.
- Cleversburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cleversburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleversburg
- Middle Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Spring
- Lees Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mongul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mongul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongul
- Orrstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mowersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
- Oakville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Cumberland County
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- Lurgan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lurgan is located in Franklin County
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- Stoughstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stoughstown is located in Cumberland County
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- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Pleasant Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Franklin County
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- Hays Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
- Roxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Longsdorf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Longsdorf is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdorf
- Heberlig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Heberlig is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heberlig
- Graefenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Graefenburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graefenburg
- Trust
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dickinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dickinson is located in Cumberland County
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- Newville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Strasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Upper Strasburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Strasburg
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 Shippensburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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