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 Providence Knoll in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Providence Knoll. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Providence Knoll listed first.
- Trappe
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rahns
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rahns is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahns
- Collegeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schwenksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Royersford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Yerkes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yerkes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Creamery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lucon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lucon is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucon
- Neiffer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
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- Delphi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Delphi is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Spring City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Skippack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zieglersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Linfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parker Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Obelisk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
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- Cromby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cromby is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromby
- Mont Clare
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eagleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salfordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salfordville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salfordville
- Salford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salford
- Fagleysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Fricks Lock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
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 Providence Knoll, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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