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 Elkins Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elkins Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elkins Park listed first.
- Lamott
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lamott is located in Montgomery County
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- Ashbourne
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ashbourne is located in Montgomery County
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- Pittville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Lane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
- Cheltenham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jenkintown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wyncote
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chelten Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chelten Hills is located in Montgomery County
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- Tabor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tabor is located in Philadelphia County
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- Fern Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
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- Olney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Olney is located in Philadelphia County
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- Crescentville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weldon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Montgomery County
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- Ryers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Chase is located in Philadelphia County
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- Glenside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenside is located in Montgomery County
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- Rydal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rydal is located in Montgomery County
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- Noble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edge Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edge Hill is located in Montgomery County
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- Mermaid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mermaid is located in Philadelphia County
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- Mount Airy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Airy is located in Philadelphia County
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- Allen Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Philadelphia County
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- Germantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wister
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wister is located in Philadelphia County
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- Wayne Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Philadelphia County
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- Fitzwatertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwatertown is located in Montgomery County
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- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
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- Abington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Wyndmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gravers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gravers is located in Philadelphia County
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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 Elkins Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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