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 Silver Spring had a population of 405 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Hempfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempfield
- Mountville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farmdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
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- Cordelia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cordelia is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Bamford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bamford is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Landisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salunga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salunga is located in Lancaster County
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- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rohrerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shreiners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shreiners is located in Lancaster County
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- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lancaster County
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- Mount Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chickies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chickies is located in Lancaster County
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- Wrightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Washington Borough
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
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- East Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sporting Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Florin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Letort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strickler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strickler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Creswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Highville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Slackwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Neffsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maytown
(7 miles [11.3 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 Silver Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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