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 Philadelphia had a population of 1,046,964 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Philadelphia had a population of 1,578,487 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
- Schuylkill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Schuylkill is located in Philadelphia County
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- Grays Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County
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- Kensington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kensington is located in Philadelphia County
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- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tioga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tioga is located in Philadelphia County
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- Angora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Angora is located in Philadelphia County
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- Cardington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cardington is located in Delaware County
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- Fernwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Delaware County
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- Yeadon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bell Road ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Road is located in Philadelphia County
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- Gloucester City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Collingswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Collingswood is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Pavonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pavonia is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Cramer Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cramer Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Nicetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nicetown is located in Philadelphia County
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- Wayne Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pencoyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pencoyd is located in Montgomery County
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- Bala
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Darby
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Darby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colwyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Northmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Northmont is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmont
- Wissahickon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wissahickon is located in Philadelphia County
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- Bridesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridesburg is located in Philadelphia County
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- Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Philadelphia County
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- Wister
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wister is located in Philadelphia County
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- Cynwyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
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- Merion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lansdowne
(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 Philadelphia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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