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, Kensington had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Port Richmond
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County
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- Philadelphia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
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- Nicetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nicetown is located in Philadelphia County
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- Tioga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga is located in Philadelphia County
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- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Philadelphia County
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- Pavonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pavonia is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Wister
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wister is located in Philadelphia County
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- Cramer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cramer Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Bridesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bridesburg is located in Philadelphia County
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- Frankford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frankford is located in Philadelphia County
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- Olney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Olney is located in Philadelphia County
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- Germantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
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- Tabor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tabor is located in Philadelphia County
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- Schuylkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schuylkill is located in Philadelphia County
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- Grays Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County
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- Camden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
- Wellwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wellwood is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Delair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morris is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Fitler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fitler is located in Philadelphia County
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- Wissinoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County
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- Crescentville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
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- Oak Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Lane is located in Montgomery County
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- Fern Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
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- Wissahickon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wissahickon is located in Philadelphia County
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- Pencoyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pencoyd is located in Montgomery County
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- Milestown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
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 Kensington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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