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 Fairmount in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fairmount. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Philadelphia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grays Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
- Schuylkill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Schuylkill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill
- Kensington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kensington is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Tioga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tioga is located in Philadelphia County
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- Pencoyd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pencoyd is located in Montgomery County
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- Angora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Angora is located in Philadelphia County
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- Wissahickon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wissahickon is located in Philadelphia County
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- Nicetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nicetown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicetown
- Wayne Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
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- Germantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Cynwyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
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- Bala
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fernwood is located in Delaware County
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- Cardington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cardington is located in Delaware County
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- Yeadon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
- Port Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County
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- Glen Willow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Willow is located in Philadelphia County
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- Manayunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
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- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Wister
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wister is located in Philadelphia County
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- West Manayunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
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- Narberth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Fairmount, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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