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 Wenksville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wenksville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Brysonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brysonia is located in Adams County
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- Floradale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Floradale is located in Adams County
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- Bendersville Station - Aspers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bendersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Furnace is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Furnace
- Arendtsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aspers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Biglerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Gardners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Idaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
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- Trust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trust is located in Adams County
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- Longsdorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Longsdorf is located in Cumberland County
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- Cashtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
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- Mummasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
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- Goldenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
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- Table Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
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- Hays Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
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- Uriah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Uriah is located in Cumberland County
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- Huntsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
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- McKnightstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
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- Hunters Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
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- Montsera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
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- Walnut Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
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- Lees Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
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- Cleversburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cleversburg is located in Cumberland County
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- Dickinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dickinson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
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 Wenksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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