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)
- Blue Grass is located in Philadelphia County
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- Holmesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holmesburg is located in Philadelphia County
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- Bustleton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bustleton is located in Philadelphia County
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- Tacony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tacony is located in Philadelphia County
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- Torresdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Torresdale is located in Philadelphia County
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- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
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- Fox Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Chase is located in Philadelphia County
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- Ryers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ryers is located in Montgomery County
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- Cheltenham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wissinoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County
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- Bethayres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethayres is located in Montgomery County
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- Andalusia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Andalusia is located in Bucks County
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- Valley Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Valley Falls is located in Montgomery County
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- Oak Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Lane is located in Montgomery County
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- Olney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olney is located in Philadelphia County
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- Crescentville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
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- Frankford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frankford is located in Philadelphia County
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- Bridesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bridesburg is located in Philadelphia County
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- Fitler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fitler is located in Philadelphia County
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- Riverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Delanco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Delanco is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Cornwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cornwell is located in Bucks County
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- Byberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Byberry is located in Philadelphia County
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- Somerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Somerton is located in Philadelphia County
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- Rydal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rydal is located in Montgomery County
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- Noble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noble is located in Montgomery County
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- Jenkintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashbourne is located in Montgomery County
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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. |
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