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 West Fairview had a population of 1,137 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 1990, West Fairview had a population of 1,403 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Enola
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Camp Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Eberlys Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
- New Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Lucknow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paxtang
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Progress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Fort Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rossmoyne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Perdix
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Steelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oberlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Hogestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hogestown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogestown
- Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dauphin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wertzville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wertzville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertzville
- Dillsburg Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillsburg Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg Junction
- Trindle Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nantilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nantilly is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantilly
- Lisburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marsh Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Linglestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Glen
(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 West Fairview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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