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)
- Byers is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
- Anselma
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Pikeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Pikeland is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pikeland
- Chester Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pikeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Birchrunville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hallman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hallman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallman
- Nantmeal Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Nantmeal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Nantmeal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nantmeal
- Wallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Milford Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bacton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Merlin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
- Sheeder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pughtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cornog
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lyndell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dowlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dowlin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowlin
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Coventryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Exton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ship Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ship Road is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Road
- Swedesford Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swedesford Road is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesford Road
- Kimberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slonaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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. |
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