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 West Philadelphia in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Philadelphia. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Philadelphia listed first.
- Candor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ether
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Allreds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Asbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- West End
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Okeewemee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Okeewemee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeewemee
- Jackson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Onvil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Onvil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onvil
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Harrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Cheeks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cheeks is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Immer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Immer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immer
- Pekin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Capels Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
- Coleridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
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- Wadeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Southern Pines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ulah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ulah is located in Randolph County
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- Eleazer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Ophir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Uwharrie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Uwharrie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uwharrie
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
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 West Philadelphia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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