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 in 1895, Congo had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Congo, with the one closest to Congo listed first.
- Sassamansville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sassamansville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassamansville
- Gilbertsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Layfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Layfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
- Pleasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Niantic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Niantic is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niantic
- Eshbach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bechtelsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Berlinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boyertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Anise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillegass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillegass is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillegass
- Greshville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greshville is located in Berks County
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- Little Oley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Colebrookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frederick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Fruitville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Ironstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fagleysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Obelisk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Perkiomenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Congo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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