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 Richburg had a population of 198 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Richburg had a population of 259 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Richburg, with the one closest to Richburg listed first.
- Bascomville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bascomville is located in Chester County
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- Knox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knox is located in Chester County
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- Rodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodman is located in Chester County
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- Orrs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orrs is located in Chester County
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- Wellridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wellridge is located in Chester County
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- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rossville is located in Chester County
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- Fort Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Landsford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Landsford is located in Chester County
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- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in York County
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- Smith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caskey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cornwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roddey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lesslie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blackstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wyck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy River is located in Chester County
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- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belair
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belair is located in Lancaster County
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- Baton Rouge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baton Rouge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
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 Richburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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