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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pennbrook had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pennbrook, with the one closest to Pennbrook listed first.

  • North Wales
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gwynedd
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lansdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • West Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Point is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • Acorn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Acorn is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
  • Fortuna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fortuna is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
  • Belfry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Belfry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfry
  • Penllyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spring House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eureka is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Orvilla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Orvilla is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvilla
  • Colmar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Worcester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Center Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Blue Bell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Three Tuns
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Three Tuns is located in Montgomery County
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  • Prospectville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Prospectville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospectville
  • Hatfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Line Lexington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kulpsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Norritonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Norritonville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norritonville
  • Broad Axe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ambler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <2>
  • Chalfont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elroy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elroy is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
  • Mainland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mainland is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainland
  • Cedars
    (5 miles [8 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 Pennbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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