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 Fords Edge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fords Edge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fords Edge listed first.
- Mingo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Royersford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cromby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cromby is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromby
- Linfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ironsides
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ironsides is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Phoenixville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mont Clare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yerkes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yerkes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Trappe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Limerick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parker Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Kimberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pickering is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Port Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
- Arcola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Collegeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rahns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rahns is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahns
- Fricks Lock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Sheeder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheeder is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
- Hallman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallman
- Williams Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams Corner is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
- Perkiomen Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Perkiomen Junction is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkiomen Junction
- Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neiffer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
- Sanatoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slonaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
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 Fords Edge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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