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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>

While we didn't find Kingsessing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kingsessing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kingsessing listed first.

  • Angora
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Angora is located in Philadelphia County
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  • Cardington
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cardington is located in Delaware County
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  • Upper Darby
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Darby
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
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  • Grays Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County
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  • Fernwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fernwood is located in Delaware County
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  • Yeadon
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <2>
  • Collingdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Academy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Academy is located in Delaware County
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  • Colwyn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Colwyn is located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
  • Bell Road ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bell Road is located in Philadelphia County
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  • Schuylkill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Schuylkill is located in Philadelphia County
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  • Lansdowne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Burmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Burmont is located in Delaware County
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  • Llanwellyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Llanwellyn is located in Delaware County
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  • Philadelphia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Garrettford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Garrettford is located in Delaware County
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  • Addingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Addingham is located in Delaware County
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  • Kellyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kellyville is located in Delaware County
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  • Clifton Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Primos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Primos is located in Delaware County
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  • Secane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Holmes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenolden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwood is located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Folcroft
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Merion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bala
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pencoyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pencoyd is located in Montgomery 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 Kingsessing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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