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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, Fricks Lock had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fricks Lock, with the one closest to Fricks Lock listed first.

  • Parker Ford
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Linfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linfield
    • Linfield is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linfield <3>
  • Sanatoga
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanatoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatoga
    • Sanatoga is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanatoga <3>
  • Kenilworth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
    • Kenilworth is located in Chester County
  • Slonaker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slonaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
    • Slonaker is located in Chester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Slonaker
    • From Fricks Lock to Slonaker
  • Spring City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Royersford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Limerick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pottstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Neiffer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neiffer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
    • Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Neiffer
    • From Fricks Lock to Neiffer
  • Fagleysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stowe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stowe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe
    • Stowe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stowe <3>
  • Cedarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Chester County
  • Pughtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheeder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheeder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
    • Sheeder is located in Chester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sheeder
    • From Fricks Lock to Sheeder
  • Mingo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mingo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
    • Mingo is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mingo
    • From Fricks Lock to Mingo
  • New Hanover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bramcote
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bramcote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
    • Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bramcote
    • From Fricks Lock to Bramcote
  • Coventryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Birchrunville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchrunville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchrunville
    • Birchrunville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birchrunville <3>
  • Kimberton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberton
    • Kimberton is located in Chester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberton <3>
  • Ironsides
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironsides have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
    • Ironsides is located in Chester County
  • Cromby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromby
    • Cromby is located in Chester County
  • Trappe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trappe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trappe
    • Trappe is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trappe <3>
  • Little Oley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Oley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
    • Little Oley is located in Berks County
  • Colebrookdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Obelisk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Obelisk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
    • Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Obelisk
    • From Fricks Lock to Obelisk
  • Frederick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Frederick is located in Montgomery County
  • Layfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
    • Layfield is located in Montgomery County
  • Ironstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
    • Ironstone is located in Berks County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ironstone
    • From Fricks Lock to Ironstone
  • Gilbertsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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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 Fricks Lock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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