CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA -- PPL



154 Populated places from GNIS Data Base.
Additional locations and School District names from Beer's 1872 Atlas.

School district names are sometimes the location you are looking for in townships.




Location Name Latitude Longitude USGS 7.5' Map

Allen

400955N

0770505W

Mechanicsburg

Allendale

401326N

0765326W

Lemoyne

Allenview (subdivision)

401042N

0765812W

Lemoyne

Barnitz

400717N

0771336W

Mount Holly Springs

Bears Crossroads

401154N

0772024W

Plainfield

Big Spring

400747N

0772420W

Newville

Blosserville

401424N

0772145W

Plainfield

Boiling Springs

400859N

0770743W

Carlisle

Bonny Brook

401041N

0771109W

Carlisle

Bowmansdale

400958N

0765842W

Lemoyne

Brandtsville

400835N

0770344W

Mechanicsburg

Brookside

400456N

0772449W

Walnut Bottom

Brushtown

400526N

0771902W

Dickinson

Camp Hill

401423N

0765513W

Lemoyne

Caprivi

401438N

0771355W

Carlisle

Carlisle

401205N

0771121W

Carlisle

Carlisle Junction

400727N

0771037W

Mount Holly Springs

Carlisle Springs

401615N

0770953W

Shermans Dale

Cedar Cliff

401342N

0765411W

Lemoyne

Chestnut Crossroads

400301N

0772711W

Walnut Bottom

Churchtown

400954N

0770504W

Mechanicsburg

Cleversburg

400215N

0772759W

Walnut Bottom

Cleversburg Junction

400301N

0772754W

Walnut Bottom

Cobblesville

400507N

0771957W

Dickinson

Country Estates (subdivision)

401103N

0770106W

Mechanicsburg

Coventry Close (subdivision)

401612N

0765536W

Harrisburg West

Coyle

400846N

0771043W

Carlisle

Craighead

400849N

0771014W

Carlisle

Cumminsville

400715N

0771858W

Dickinson

Dickinson

400648N

0772007W

Dickinson

Dillsburg Junction

401258N

0770157W

Mechanicsburg

Donnellytown

401708N

0770553W

Wertzville

Doubling Gap

401650N

0772510W

Andersonburg

Drexel Hills

401333N

0765255W

Lemoyne

Drytown

401312N

0770830W

Carlisle

Dykeman Spring

400231N

0773056W

Shippensburg

Eberlys Mill

401332N

0765421W

Lemoyne

Elliotts Mill

401237N

0771622W

Plainfield

Elliottson

401200N

0771622W

Plainfield

Enola

401724N

0765603W

Harrisburg West

Entlerville

401545N

0772046W

Landisburg

Flintlock Ridge (subdivision)

401140N

0765744W

Lemoyne

Fort Couch

401446N

0765417W

Lemoyne

Good Hope

401609N

0765907W

Harrisburg West

Good Hope (subdivision)

401530N

0765900W

Harrisburg West

Good Hope Mill

401559N

0765847W

Harrisburg West

Goodyear

400247N

0771218W

Mount Holly Springs

Grandview Acres (subdivision)

401654N

0765700W

Harrisburg West

Grantham

400923N

0765948W

Lemoyne

Greason

401134N

0771726W

Plainfield

Green Lane Farms

401319N

0765354W

Lemoyne

Green Spring

400857N

0772751W

Newville

Grieder

401249N

0771851W

Plainfield

Hampden Village Mobile Home Park

401523N

0765918W

Harrisburg West

Hatton

400818N

0770929W

Carlisle

Hays Grove

400537N

0772217W

Dickinson

Heberlig

401132N

0772924W

Newville

Hickorytown

401148N

0770740W

Carlisle

Highland Park

401354N

0765406W

Lemoyne

Hockersville

400632N

0772107W

Dickinson

Hogestown

401445N

0770159W

Mechanicsburg

Holliday (subdivision)

401138N

0765828W

Lemoyne

Howell

401321N

0765803W

Lemoyne

Hunters Run

400419N

0771144W

Mount Holly Springs

Huntsdale

400608N

0771828W

Dickinson

Hustons Mill

401519N

0770216W

Wertzville

Keiters Mill

401343N

0772003W

Plainfield

Kerrsville

401108N

0771914W

Plainfield

Kimberly Meadows (subdivision)

401118N

0765830W

Lemoyne

Kingtown

401425N

0770432W

Mechanicsburg

Kingwood (subdivision)

401545N

0765720W

Harrisburg West

Knob Point (subdivision)

401530N

0765615W

Harrisburg West

Le High Park (subdivision)

401041N

0770248W

Mechanicsburg

Lees Cross Roads

400411N

0772632W

Walnut Bottom

Leidighs

400840N

0770529W

Mechanicsburg

Lemoyne

401428N

0765340W

Lemoyne

Liebys Trailer Park

401344N

0770612W

Mechanicsburg

Limekiln Acres (subdivision)

401036N

0765700W

Lemoyne

Lisburn

401004N

0765438W

Lemoyne

Locust Point

401150N

0770351W

Mechanicsburg

Longsdorf

400607N

0772024W

Dickinson

McCrea

401439N

0772637W

Newville

Mechanicsburg

401251N

0770032W

Mechanicsburg

Middle Spring

400500N

0773230W

Shippensburg

Middlesex

401404N

0770811W

Carlisle

Montsera

400632N

0771703W

Dickinson

Mooredale

400739N

0771734W

Plainfield

Moors Mill

400655N

0771654W

Dickinson

Mount Allen

401045N

0765827W

Lemoyne

Mount Allen Estates (subdivision)

401106N

0765845W

Lemoyne

Mount Holly Springs

400706N

0771125W

Mount Holly Springs

Mount Hope

401247N

0772949W

Newville

Mount Rock

400938N

0771903W

Plainfield

Mount View (subdivision)

401648N

0765800W

Harrisburg West

Mount Zion

400745N

0771028W

Carlisle

Mount Zion

401721N

0765916W

Harrisburg West

Mountain View Estates (subdivision)

401812N

0765654W

Harrisburg West

Myerstown

400237N

0771123W

Mount Holly Springs

Nantilly

401011N

0765806W

Lemoyne

New Cumberland

401356N

0765306W

Lemoyne

Location Name Latitude Longitude USGS 7.5' Map

New Kingstown

401359N

0770448W

Mechanicsburg

New Lancaster

400431N

0772503W

Walnut Bottom

Newburg

400814N

0773318W

Newburg

Newville

401023N

0772356W

Newville

Oakville

400734N

0772720W

Newville

Oakwood Park (subdivision)

401426N

0765733W

Lemoyne

Orchard Crest

401251N

0765911W

Lemoyne

Orchard Terrace (subdivision)

401012N

0765850W

Lemoyne

Overview

401908N

0765524W

Harrisburg West

Pine Grove Furnace

400200N

0771756W

Dickinson

Plainfield

401211N

0771725W

Plainfield

Raven Hill (subdivision)

401057N

0765552W

Lemoyne

Reservoir Hill (subdivision)

401106N

0765830W

Lemoyne

Ridgeland (subdivision)

401550N

0765800W

Harrisburg West

Rose Garden (subdivision)

400912N

0770042W

Mechanicsburg

Rossmoyne

401150N

0765639W

Lemoyne

Rossmoyne Manor

401239N

0765704W

Lemoyne

Roxbury

401202N

0770302W

Mechanicsburg

Shepherdstown

401039N

0765930W

Lemoyne

Sherwood Park (subdivision)

401706N

0765730W

Harrisburg West

Shippensburg

400302N

0773114W

Shippensburg

Shiremanstown

401324N

0765714W

Lemoyne

Sporting Hill

401410N

0765820W

Lemoyne

Spring Run Acres (subdivision)

401048N

0765900W

Lemoyne

Spring Run Manor (subdivision)

401036N

0765851W

Lemoyne

Starners

400137N

0771315W

Mount Holly Springs

Stoughstown

400649N

0772437W

Walnut Bottom

Summerdale

401832N

0765540W

Harrisburg West

Sunnyland (subdivision)

401210N

0770042W

Mechanicsburg

Toland

400411N

0771244W

Mount Holly Springs

Treemont (subdivision)

401752N

0765714W

Harrisburg West

Trindle Springs

401223N

0770125W

Mechanicsburg

Tusculum

400217N

0773057W

Shippensburg

Upper Mill

400611N

0771046W

Mount Holly Springs

Uriah

400232N

0771036W

Mount Holly Springs

Valley Stream Estates (subdivision)

401236N

0770148W

Mechanicsburg

Walnut Bottom

400522N

0772415W

Walnut Bottom

Waseka Acres (subdivision)

401012N

0765630W

Lemoyne

Washington

401208N

0772842W

Newville

Washington Heights

401449N

0765347W

Lemoyne

Webercroft (subdivision)

401206N

0770006W

Mechanicsburg

Wertzville

401701N

0770239W

Wertzville

West Creek Hills (subdivision)

401554N

0765524W

Harrisburg West

West Enola

401712N

0765630W

Harrisburg West

West Fairview

401630N

0765457W

Harrisburg West

West Hill

401211N

0771849W

Plainfield

Westwood Village (subdivision)

401821N

0765648W

Harrisburg West

White Hill

401349N

0765515W

Lemoyne

White Rock Acres (subdivision)

400744N

0770457W

Mechanicsburg

Williams Grove

400906N

0770206W

Mechanicsburg

Winding Heights

401132N

0765821W

Lemoyne

Winding Hill

401115N

0765910W

Lemoyne

Windsor Park

401254N

0765836W

Lemoyne

Wormleysburg

401546N

0765451W

Harrisburg West



Additional named populated areas in Beer's 1872
Atlas of Cumberland Co. Pennsylvania


Location Name - School District Township Comments Beer's 1872 Atlas

Bridgeport

E. Pennsborough Twp.

Part of Wormleysburg

-

Brushtown - District No. 10

Penn Twp.

-

-

Centerville - District No. 8

Penn Twp.

-

-

Jacksonville - District No. 8

Newton Twp.

Now South Newton Twp.

-

Laurel Forge

Penn Twp.

Now Cooke Twp.

-

Milltown - District No. 6

Penn Twp.

-

-

Milltown - District No. 2

Lower Allen Twp.

Eberly's Mills P. O.

-

Newtown

Newton Twp.

Now part of Newville

-

Oakville - District No. 5

Newton Twp.

Now North Newton Twp.

-

Papertown

S. Middleton Twp.

-

now Carlisle Junction

Springfield - District No. 3 & 4

W. Pennborough Twp.

-

-

Springville - District No. 1 or 2

S. Middleton Twp.

Now part of Boiling Springs

-



Be sure and visit Ed McClelland's PA County maps.
They are from the GNIS data base and township: tailored by township.
Cumberland Co, GNIS township maps


Included are these towns and villages:

      * Cooke township: Pine Grove Furnace

      * Dickinson township: Barnitz, Goodyear, Mooredale, Moors Mill, Montsera,
        Myerstown, Starners, Toland

      * East Pennsboro (and Lower Allen) townships: Camp Hill, Enola, Overview,
        Summerdale, West Fairview, Wormleysburg

      * Hamden township: Good Hope, Good Hope Mill, Howell, Mt. Zion, Sporting Hill

      * Hopewell township: Newburg

      * Lower Allen (and East Pennsboro) townships: Allendale, Cedar Cliff, Eberlys Mill,
        Highland Park, Lemoyne, Lisburn, New Cumberland, Rossmoyne Manor,
        Rossmoyne, Shiremanstown, White Hill

      * Lower Frankford township: Opossum Hill

      * Lower Mifflin township: Center, Doubling Gap, McCrea

      * Middlesex township: Carlisle Springs, Donnellytown, Middlesex

      * Monroe township: Brandtsville, Churchtown, Leidighs, Trindle Spring, Williams Grove

      * North Middletown township: Carlisle, Caprivi

      * North Newton township: Green Spring, Newville, Oakville

      * Penn township: Brushtown, Cobblesville, Cumminsville, Dickinson, Hays Grove,
        Hockersville, Huntsdale, Longsdorf

      * Silver Spring township: Dillsburg Junction, Hogestown, Hustons Mill, Locust Point,
        Mechanicsburg, New Kingston Station, New Kingstown, Roxbury, Wertzville

      * South Middletown township: Boiling Springs, Bonny Brook, Carlisle Junction,
        Craighead, Hatton, Hickorytown, Hunters Run, Mount Holly Springs,
        Mount Zion, Springville, Upper Mill, Uriah

      * Southampton (and South Newton) townships: Chestnut Crossroads, Cleversburg Junction,
        Lees Cross Roads, Middle Spring, Shippensburg, Tusculum

      * South Newton (and Southampton) townships: Brookside, New Lancaster, Stoughstown, Walnut Bottom

      * Upper Allen township: Bowmansdale, Chestnut Hill, Grantham, Mt Allen, Nantilly,
        Shepherdstown, Winding Heights, Winding Hill

      * Upper Frankford township: Bloserville, Entlerville

      * Upper Mifflin township: Heberlig, Washington

      * West Pennsboro township: Bears Crossroads, Big Spring, Elliottson, Greason, Grieder,
        Mount Rock, Plainfield, West Hill



Township School Districts in F. W. Beer's 1872
Atlas of Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania

1872 School Districts

TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT NAME DISTRICT NO. NOTES
       
Dickinson Spring 1  
Dickinson Savannah 2  
Dickinson Richland 3  
Dickinson Shady Grove 4  
Dickinson Forest 5  
Dickinson Mount Hope 6  
Dickinson Farmers 7  
Dickinson Hedge 8  
Dickinson Pines 9  
Dickinson Chestnut Ridge 10  
Dickinson Oak Grove 11  
       
East Pennsborough not named 2 Camp Hill, P. O.
East Pennsborough Oysters 3  
East Pennsborough Lantz 4  
East Pennsborough Mountain 5  
East Pennsborough not named 6 & 7 West Fairview, P. O.
       
Frankford Gillespie 1  
Frankford Stout 2  
Frankford not named 3 Bloserville, P.O.
Frankford Mc Clures Gap 4  
Frankford Logan 5  
Frankford Fairview 6  
Frankford Stone Church 7  
Frankford Mount Zion 8  
Frankford Mount Pleasant 9  
       
Hampden Glimes 1  
Hampden not named 2 Good Hope, P. O.
Hampden Shaull 3  
Hampden Stone Church 4  
Hampden Wertz 6  
       
Hopewell Mount Ary 1  
Hopewell Mount Vernon 2  
Hopewell Pine Stump 3  
Hopewell Jackson 4  
Hopewell Clover Hill 5  
Hopewell Mount Pleasant 6  
       
Lower Allen not named 1 New Cumberland, P. O.
Lower Allen not named 2 Eberlys Mills, P. O.
Lower Allen not named 3 outskirts of Shiremanstown
Lower Allen not named 4 Shiremanstown, P. O.
Lower Allen not named 5  
Lower Allen not named 6 Lisburn, P. O.
       
Middlesex Horner 1  
Middlesex Millers 2  
Middlesex Elliot 3  
Middlesex not named 4 Carlisle Springs, P. O.
Middlesex Wilson 5  
Middlesex Lamberton 6  
Middlesex Middlesex 7  
Middlesex Harmony Hall 8  
       
Mifflin Centre 1  
Mifflin State Road 2  
Mifflin Whiskey Run 3  
Mifflin Bridge Water 4  
Mifflin Mount Hope 5  
Mifflin Council Bluff 6  
Mifflin Westfield 7  
Mifflin Doubling Gap 8  
       
Monroe not named 1 & 2 Churchtown
Monroe Givlers 3  
Monroe Lines 4  
Monroe Dornbach 5  
Monroe Rifes 6  
Monroe Maple Grove 7  
Monroe Bell 8  
Monroe Mount Pleasant 9  
Monroe Lutz 10  
Monroe Brindle 11  
Monroe Handshews 12  
       
Newton Pinewood 1  
Newton Green Spring 2  
Newton Piper 3  
Newton Irish Town 4  
Newton not named 5 Oakville, P. O.
Newton Locust Grove 6  
Newton not named 7 Stoughstown, P. O.
Newton not named 8 Walnut Bottom, P. O.
Newton Shady Grove 9  
       
North Middleton Basin 1  
North Middleton Wert 2  
North Middleton Eight Square 3  
North Middleton Union Hall 4  
North Middleton Watts 5  
       
Penn Queryknob 1  
Penn not named 2 Hockersville
Penn Mount Pleasant 3  
Penn Cummins 4  
Penn not named 5 Milltown
Penn Fiddlers Green 6  
Penn not named 7 Pine Grove/Laurel Forge
Penn not named 8 Centreville
Penn Quarry Hill 9  
Penn Brush Town 10  
Penn Shady Grove 11  
       
Silver Spring not named 1 & 8 Hogestown, P. O.
Silver Spring Mumma 2 -
Silver Spring Trindle Spring 3 -
Silver Spring Anderson 4 -
Silver Spring not named 5 & 11 New Kingston, P. O.
Silver Spring Pleasant Grove 6 -
Silver Spring Mount Vernon 7 -
Silver Spring Mount Pleasant 9 -
Silver Spring Pond 10 -
Silver Spring Fairview Hall 12 -
       
South Middleton not named 1 & 2 Boiling Springs, P. O.
South Middleton Fairview 3  
South Middleton Planks 4  
South Middleton Hamilton 5  
South Middleton Le Tort 6  
South Middleton Spring Road 7  
South Middleton The Oaks 8 & 19  
South Middleton Centre 9  
South Middleton Sycamore 10  
South Middleton not named 11 & 17 Mt. Holly Springs/Papertown
South Middleton Mount Zion 12  
South Middleton Red School House 13  
South Middleton Mount Victory 14  
South Middleton Burnt 15?  
South Middleton Franklin 16  
South Middleton Mount Holly 18  
       
Southampton Oak Grove 1  
Southampton Thorn Grove 2  
Southampton Centre 3  
Southampton Leesburg 4  
Southampton Pine Grove 5  
Southampton Cleversburg 6  
Southampton Cherry Grove 7  
Southampton Chestnut Grove 8  
Southampton Middle Spring 9  
       
Upper Allen Centre Square 1  
Upper Allen Garrett Grove 2  
Upper Allen Shepardstown 3  
Upper Allen Pleasant Grove 4  
Upper Allen Allendale 5  
Upper Allen Mount Allen 6  
Upper Allen Glenn Allen 7  
Upper Allen Cedar Hill 8  
Upper Allen Kollertown 9  
       
West Pennsborough Mount Rock 1  
West Pennsborough Palmstown 2  
West Pennsborough Spring 3 & 4  
West Pennsborough Oak Flat 4  
West Pennsborough Blue Hill 5  
West Pennsborough Cross Road 6  
West Pennsborough Green Hill 7  
West Pennsborough Dillers 8  
West Pennsborough Kerrsville 9  
West Pennsborough Plainfield 10  
West Pennsborough Bears 12  
West Pennsborough McAllister's 13  
West Pennsborough Greason 15  



 

 

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