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 Dresher in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dresher. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dresher listed first.
- Oreland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fitzwatertown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fitzwatertown is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwatertown
- Jarrettown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jarrettown is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrettown
- Fort Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whitemarsh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitemarsh is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitemarsh
- Edge Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edge Hill is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Glenside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glenside is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenside
- Weldon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside was located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Abington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rubicam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rubicam is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicam
- Willow Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Three Tuns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Three Tuns is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Tuns
- Dreshertowne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dreshertowne is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreshertowne
- Ambler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Flourtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyncote
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jenkintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Noble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Noble is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Rydal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rydal is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rydal
- Heaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heaton is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Fulmor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fulmor is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmor
- Hatboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horsham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Narcissa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Narcissa is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
- Williams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is also located in Montgomery County
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- Gravers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gravers is located in Philadelphia County
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- Wyndmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mermaid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mermaid is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Chelten Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chelten Hills is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelten Hills
- Terwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Terwood is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terwood
- Paper Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paper Mills is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
- Spring House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penllyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Axe
(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 Dresher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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