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 Mechanicsburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mechanicsburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Romney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
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- Headsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Wapocomo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
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- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reeses Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeses Mill
- Purgitsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Purgitsville is located in Hampshire County
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- Grace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Hampshire County
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- Glebe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glebe is located in Hampshire County
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- Ruckman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruckman is located in Hampshire County
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- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barnes Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barnes Mill is located in Hampshire County
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- Three Churches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
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- Ridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Mineral County
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- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirby is located in Hampshire County
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- Keyser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Mineral County
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- Pleasantdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Hampshire County
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- Black Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Dawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Inkerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
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- Higginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
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- Donaldson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
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- Williamsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport is located in Grant County
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- Bier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bier is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Rawlings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Delray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sedan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
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 Mechanicsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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