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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blue Bell had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Bell, with the one closest to Blue Bell listed first.
- Narcissa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Narcissa is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
- Broad Axe
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Penllyn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Center Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cold Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cold Point is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Ambler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ambler is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <2>
- Belfry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belfry is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfry
- Corsons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corsons is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsons
- Plymouth Meeting
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williams is also located in Montgomery County
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- Whitemarsh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitemarsh is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitemarsh
- Fort Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Acorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Spring House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gwynedd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norritonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Norritonville is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norritonville
- Hooverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hooverton is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverton
- Norristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Rock is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
- Mill Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Road is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Road
- Flourtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Jarrettown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jarrettown is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrettown
- Three Tuns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Three Tuns is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Tuns
- Pennbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pennbrook is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennbrook
- North Wales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Blue Bell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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