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 Chester had a population of 20,226 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chester had a population of 33,692 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Eddystone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Chester is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chester
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Upland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trainer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Crum Lynne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Wallingford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Bridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Folsom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Swarthmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knowlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Boothwyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Repaupo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Repaupo is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repaupo
- Gibbstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Moylan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moylan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moylan
- Folcroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Glenolden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elwyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Alverno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Alverno is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Alverno
- Village Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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