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 Allegheny West in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Allegheny West. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Allegheny West listed first.
- Tioga
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Nicetown
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Logan
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Wayne Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction
- Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
- Germantown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Wissahickon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wissahickon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wissahickon
- Wissahickon is located in Philadelphia County
- Pencoyd
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Bala
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Bala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bala <3>
- Upsal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Kensington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kensington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Kensington is located in Philadelphia County
- Tabor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Wister
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Manayunk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
- Cynwyd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Merion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merion
- Merion is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merion <3>
- Allen Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
- Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
- Carpenter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Olney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Fern Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Milestown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
- Pittville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
- Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Philadelphia County
- Glen Willow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Willow
- Glen Willow is located in Philadelphia County
- West Manayunk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Manayunk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
- Mount Airy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Philadelphia County
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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 Allegheny West, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |