Cumberland County, PA

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Pennsylvania, with Susquehanna river on the northeast. Area, 544 square miles. This county lies in the fine valley between the north and south range of mountains. The face of the country is generally, and the soil productive of grain, pasturage, and fruit. Seat of justice, Carlisle. Pop. in 1820, 23,606; in 1830, 29,218; in 1840, 30,953; in 1850, 34,327. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Name Type
Bloserville, PA City or Town
Boiling Springs, PA City or Town
Brushtown, PA City or Town
Camp Hill, PA City or Town
Carlisle Springs, PA City or Town
Carlisle, PA City or Town
Churchtown, PA City or Town
Cleversburg, PA City or Town
Cummins, PA City or Town
Dickinson Township, PA City or Town
East Pennsborough Township, PA City or Town
Eberly's Mill, PA City or Town
Frankford Township, PA City or Town
Greason, PA City or Town
Hampden Township, PA City or Town
Hockersville, PA City or Town
Hopewell Township, PA City or Town
Jacksonville, PA City or Town
Laurel Forge, PA City or Town
Lincoln Colored Cemetery, Cumberland County, PA Location or Site
Lisburn, PA City or Town
Lower Allen Township, PA City or Town
Mechanicsburg, PA City or Town
Middlesex Township, PA City or Town
Middlesex, PA City or Town
Mifflin Township, PA City or Town
Milltown, PA City or Town
Monroe Township, PA City or Town
Mount Holly Springs, PA City or Town
Mount Rock, PA City or Town
New Cumberland, PA City or Town
New Kingston, PA City or Town
New Lancaster, PA City or Town
Newburg, PA City or Town
Newton Township, PA City or Town
Newtown, PA City or Town
Newville, PA City or Town
North Middleton, PA City or Town
Penn Township, PA City or Town
Pine Grove, PA City or Town
Plainfield, PA City or Town
Roxbury, PA City or Town
Shepherdstown, PA City or Town
Shippensburg, PA City or Town
Shiremanstown, PA City or Town
Silver Spring Township, PA City or Town
South Middleton Township, PA City or Town
Southampton Township, PA City or Town
Springfield, PA City or Town
Sterrett's Gap, PA City or Town
Upper Allen Township, PA City or Town
West Fairview, PA City or Town
West Hill, PA City or Town
West Pennsborough Township, PA City or Town
Wormleysburg, PA City or Town
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