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 Slackwater had a population of 134 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Slackwater, with the one closest to Slackwater listed first.
- Rockhill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Millersville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Conestoga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Letort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Safe Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Safe Harbor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe Harbor
- West Willow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Willow is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Willow
- Windom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baumgardner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baumgardner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumgardner
- Willow Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rohrerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Herrville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oregon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Mountville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Borough
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Pequea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Refton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lime Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lime Valley is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Valley
- Lampeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fertility
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fertility is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertility
- Shreiners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shreiners is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreiners
- Hempfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempfield
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 Slackwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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