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Welcome to Oak Lane Station ...

So far, we found very little information about Oak Lane Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Oak Lane Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oak Lane Station, please Contact Us.


Oak Lane Station would have been located within present day Philadelphia County<2>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Lane Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

Time Zone: The area where Oak Lane Station was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Oak Lane Station would have been located in the (215) area code.

Communities near Oak Lane Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Lane Station.

  • Philadelphia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Norristown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Chester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeadon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Gloucester City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Darby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Lansdowne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
    • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
  • Burlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oak Lane Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Lane Station.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Lane Station. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Lane Station.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Lane Station. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Lane Station.

Adding Oak Lane Station to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Oak Lane Station was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Lane Station.

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 Oak Lane Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Philadelphia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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.









 

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