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, Matthews had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Byers
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Anselma
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselma
- Anselma is located in Chester County
- West Pikeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pikeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pikeland
- West Pikeland is located in Chester County
- Chester Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Springs
- Chester Springs is located in Chester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester Springs <3>
- Pikeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Birchrunville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Lionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lionville
- Lionville is located in Chester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lionville <3>
- Hallman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Nantmeal Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village
- Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County
- East Nantmeal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Nantmeal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nantmeal
- East Nantmeal is located in Chester County
- Wallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Milford Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Mills
- Milford Mills is located in Chester County
- Bacton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Merlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Sheeder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Pughtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Cornog
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lyndell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndell
- Lyndell is located in Chester County
- Dowlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Coventryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Exton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exton
- Exton is located in Chester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exton <3>
- Swedesford Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedesford Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesford Road
- Swedesford Road is located in Chester County
- Kimberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Slonaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Knauertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knauertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Matthews, 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. |