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 Whitehall in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whitehall. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Bonneauville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Two Taverns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Two Taverns is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns
- Littlestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Centennial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Kingsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Guldens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Guldens is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guldens
- Edgegrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irishtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irishtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Brush Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McSherry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McSherry is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherry
- McSherrystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berlin Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin Junction is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Junction
- New Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Hunterstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gettysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Round Top is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Sedgwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sedgwick is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Harney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Galt is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Newchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Fairplay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Taneytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Bandanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Abbottstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
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 Whitehall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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