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, Holmesburg had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Holmesburg, with the one closest to Holmesburg listed first.
- Tacony
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tacony is located in Philadelphia County
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- Pennypack
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pennypack is located in Philadelphia County
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- Torresdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Torresdale is located in Philadelphia County
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- Blue Grass
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blue Grass is located in Philadelphia County
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- Wissinoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County
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- Fitler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fitler is located in Philadelphia County
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- Riverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Bustleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bustleton is located in Philadelphia County
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- Frankford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frankford is located in Philadelphia County
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- Bridesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridesburg is located in Philadelphia County
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- Morris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Parry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parry is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Cinnaminson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Delanco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delanco is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Cornwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwell is located in Bucks County
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- Andalusia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andalusia is located in Bucks County
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- Fox Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Chase is located in Philadelphia County
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- Ryers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ryers is located in Montgomery County
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- Cheltenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Delair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
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- Crescentville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
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- Port Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County
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- Valley Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valley Falls is located in Montgomery County
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- Bethayres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethayres is located in Montgomery County
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- Bridgeboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bridgeboro is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Eddington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eddington is located in Bucks County
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- Bensalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Byberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Byberry is located in Philadelphia County
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- Somerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Somerton is located in Philadelphia County
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- Ashbourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashbourne is located in Montgomery County
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- Oak Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Lane is located in Montgomery County
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- Fern Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
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- Olney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olney 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 Holmesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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