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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 Washington Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Washington Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Washington Heights listed first.
- Camp Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Eberlys Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
- New Cumberland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Steelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paxtang
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Penbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rossmoyne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Oberlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Progress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Lisburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Marsh Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Lucknow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nantilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nantilly is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantilly
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Andersontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Highspire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Fort Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
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 Washington Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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