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 Steelton had a population of 9,250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Steelton had a population of 5,957 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Steelton, with the one closest to Steelton listed first.
- Oberlin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Paxtang
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marsh Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Cumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Penbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Highspire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Eberlys Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
- Rutherford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Yocumtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yocumtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocumtown
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rossmoyne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Lisburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lucknow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hummelstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Enola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Andersontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newberrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newberrytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberrytown
- Goldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Linglestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Steelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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