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 Overbrook in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Overbrook. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
- Grill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grill
- Shillington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Angelica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Millmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millmont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
- Gouglersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gouglersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouglersville
- Knauers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knauers is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauers
- Seyfert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seyfert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyfert
- Ridgewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood is located in Berks County
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- Neversink
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Neversink is located in Berks County
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- Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beckersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Gibraltar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gibraltar is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Cacoosing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cacoosing is located in Berks County
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- Sinking Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonwald
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonwald is located in Berks County
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- Stony Creek Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek Mills is located in Berks County
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- Adamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
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- Bernharts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bernharts is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernharts
- Laureldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Muhlenberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Muhlenberg is located in Berks County
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- Fritztown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fritztown is located in Berks County
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- Vinemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vinemont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemont
- Swartzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swartzville is located in Lancaster County
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- Bowmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leinbachs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leinbachs is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinbachs
- Scarlets Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- South Birdsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Birdsboro is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Birdsboro
- Baumstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baumstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumstown
- Frush Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frush Valley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frush Valley
- Tuckerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tuckerton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton
- Wernersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Overbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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