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 Colonial Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Colonial Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
- Gouglersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouglersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouglersville
- Gouglersville is located in Berks County
- Knauers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Fritztown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Adamstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <3>
- Sinking Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Sinking Spring is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinking Spring <3>
- Angelica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Shillington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
- Shillington is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <3>
- Vinemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Swartzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartzville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartzville
- Swartzville is located in Lancaster County
- Grill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cacoosing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Bowmansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmansville
- Bowmansville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowmansville <3>
- Millmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <3>
- Wernersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernersville
- Wernersville is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,750 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wernersville <3>
- Beckersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Seyfert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ridgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Neversink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Blainsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Denver is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <3>
- Reamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamstown
- Reamstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reamstown <3>
- Red Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Gibraltar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Leinbachs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Robesonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robesonia
- Robesonia is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robesonia <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Colonial Hills, 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. |