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, Pennypack had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pennypack, with the one closest to Pennypack listed first.
- Blue Grass
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Philadelphia County
- Holmesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesburg
- Holmesburg is located in Philadelphia County
- Bustleton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Tacony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Torresdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torresdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torresdale
- Torresdale is located in Philadelphia County
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Fox Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Ryers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Cheltenham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Cheltenham is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheltenham <3>
- Wissinoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wissinoming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wissinoming
- Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County
- Bethayres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Andalusia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Valley Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Valley Falls is located in Montgomery County
- Oak Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Olney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Crescentville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescentville
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
- Huntingdon Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Valley
- Huntingdon Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon Valley <3>
- Frankford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Frankford is located in Philadelphia County
- Bridesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridesburg
- Bridesburg is located in Philadelphia County
- Fitler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Riverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Delanco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cornwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Byberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Somerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Rydal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Noble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Jenkintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkintown
- Jenkintown is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkintown <3>
- Ashbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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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 Pennypack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |