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 Pottstown had a population of 13,285 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pottstown had a population of 22,580 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pottstown, with the one closest to Pottstown listed first.
- Kenilworth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Stowe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bramcote
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Sanatoga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ironstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fricks Lock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greshville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greshville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greshville
- Parker Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fagleysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Oley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Douglassville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coventryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pughtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slonaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Worman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Worman is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worman
- Gilbertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boyertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bally
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Peters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knauertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheeder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Limerick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neiffer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Layfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Layfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
- New Berlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Earlville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earlville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Monocacy Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monocacy Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Station
- Monocacy
(6 miles [9.7 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 Pottstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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