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 West Lancaster in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Lancaster. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Lancaster listed first.
- Rohrerstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lancaster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shreiners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shreiners is located in Lancaster County
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- Windom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Lancaster County
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- Slackwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
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- Bamford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bamford is located in Lancaster County
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- Mountville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Letort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
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- New Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Danville is located in Lancaster County
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- East Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Landisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
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- Hempfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
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- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lancaster County
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- Rockhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
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- West Willow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Willow is located in Lancaster County
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- Willow Street
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fertility
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fertility is located in Lancaster County
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- Landis Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neffsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salunga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salunga is located in Lancaster County
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- Washington Borough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
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- Creswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
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- Conestoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baumgardner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baumgardner is located in Lancaster County
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- Lampeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon is located in Lancaster County
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- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Lancaster County
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- Farmdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
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- Cordelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cordelia is located in Lancaster County
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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 Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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