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 Barren Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Barren Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Spring Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- West Spring Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Spring Mills is located in Montgomery County
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- Cold Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
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- Corsons
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Corsons is located in Montgomery County
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- Plymouth Meeting
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Williams
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williams is located in Montgomery County
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- Conshohocken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
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- Roseglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roseglen is located in Montgomery County
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- Shawmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shawmont is located in Montgomery County
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- Roxborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
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- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
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- Narcissa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Narcissa is located in Montgomery County
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- Ivy Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
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- Mill Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Road is located in Montgomery County
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- West Conshohocken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gladwyne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
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- Gravers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gravers is located in Philadelphia County
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- Wyndmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flourtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitemarsh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitemarsh is located in Montgomery County
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- Broad Axe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Swedeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
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- Gulph Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Manayunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
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- Manayunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
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- Glen Willow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Willow is located in Philadelphia County
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- Upsal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
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- Carpenter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Philadelphia County
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- Allen Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
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- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Philadelphia County
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- Mount Airy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Airy is located in Philadelphia County
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- Mermaid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mermaid is located in Philadelphia County
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- Blue Bell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shainline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shainline is located in Montgomery County
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- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Montgomery 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 Barren Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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