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 Prospectville had a population of 196 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prospectville, with the one closest to Prospectville listed first.
- Spring House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Three Tuns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gwynedd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jarrettown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jarrettown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrettown
- Dreshertowne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dreshertowne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreshertowne
- Horsham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Penllyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ambler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hatboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warminster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tradesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tradesville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
- Pennbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pennbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennbrook
- North Wales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Acorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Chalfont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blue Bell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Axe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heaton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Fulmor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fulmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmor
- Ivyland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jamison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edison is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Colmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fortuna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fortuna is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Lansdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Point
(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 Prospectville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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