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Rausch Gap

Ghost town · Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

Hummelstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Hummelstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rausch Gap is a ghost town in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, recorded as human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America. It is the only former community in Lebanon County recorded on the federal names register, out of 102 across Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rausch Gap as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.4994° N, 76.5978° W.

Key facts

Elevation957 ft
Nearest living townWilliamstown, PA
Distance to it5.7 miles
Coordinates40.49940, -76.59780

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What's there now

Rausch Gap is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Williamstown, PA (population 1,289), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 957 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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