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 Chalfont had a population of 234 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chalfont had a population of 4,318 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chalfont, with the one closest to Chalfont listed first.
- New Britain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Colmar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tradesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tradesville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
- Line Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fortuna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fortuna is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Montgomery County
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- Orvilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orvilla is located in Montgomery County
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- Warrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edison is located in Bucks County
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- Doylestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fountainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
- Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lansdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennbrook is located in Montgomery County
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- Prospectville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prospectville is located in Montgomery County
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- Blooming Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blooming Glen is located in Bucks County
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- Dyerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dyerstown is located in Bucks County
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- Danboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Danboro is located in Bucks County
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- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Wales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gwynedd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jamison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridge Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridge Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Valley
- Furlong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mechanics Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mechanics Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics Valley
- Derstines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Derstines is located in Bucks County
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- Telford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elroy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
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 Chalfont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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