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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>

While we didn't find Pennhurst in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pennhurst. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pennhurst listed first.

  • Parker Ford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Parker Ford is located in Chester County
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  • Spring City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Royersford
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Linfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fricks Lock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
  • Slonaker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Slonaker is located in Chester County
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  • Sheeder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheeder is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
  • Sanatoga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cromby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cromby is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromby
  • Mingo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mingo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Limerick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kimberton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ironsides
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ironsides is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
  • Kenilworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenilworth is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
  • Pughtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pughtown is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
  • Birchrunville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hallman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hallman is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallman
  • Phoenixville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mont Clare
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trappe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Trappe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trappe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,740 people
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  • Neiffer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
  • Fagleysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
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  • Pottstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Coventryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Coventryville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
  • Pikeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pikeland is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeland
  • Merlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Merlin is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
  • Pickering
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickering is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
  • Williams Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Williams Corner is located in Chester County
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  • Port Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
  • Arcola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcola is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Yerkes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Yerkes is located in Montgomery County
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  • Collegeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rahns
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rahns is located in Montgomery County
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  • Stowe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Pennhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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