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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 Prospect Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Prospect Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Prospect Park listed first.

  • Norwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Norwood is located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Moore
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Moore is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Ridley Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crum Lynne
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Folcroft
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Glenolden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Llanwellyn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Llanwellyn is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanwellyn
  • Morton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Secane
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rutledge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rutledge is located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Holmes
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Folsom
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Primos
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Primos is located in Delaware County
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  • Fairview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Eddystone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Academy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Academy is located in Delaware County
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  • Sharon Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Collingdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clifton Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Swarthmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wallingford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Colwyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Colwyn is located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
  • Darby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <2>
  • Upper Darby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Burmont is located in Delaware County
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  • Kellyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kellyville is located in Delaware County
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  • Addingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Addingham is located in Delaware 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 Prospect Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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