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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County
- Philadelphia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
- Wayne Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction
- Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
- Nicetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Tioga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Pavonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Wister
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Cramer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cramer Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer Hill
- Cramer Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Bridesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridesburg
- Bridesburg is located in Philadelphia County
- Frankford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Frankford is located in Philadelphia County
- Olney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Germantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Tabor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Schuylkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylkill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill
- Schuylkill is located in Philadelphia County
- Grays Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
- Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County
- Camden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
- Wellwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Delair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Fitler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Wissinoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wissinoming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wissinoming
- Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County
- Crescentville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescentville
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
- Oak Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Fern Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Wissahickon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wissahickon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wissahickon
- Wissahickon is located in Philadelphia County
- Pencoyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Milestown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Milestown 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 Kensington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |