Do you know of Providence Square ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Providence Square. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Providence Square.<1>

Our sources for Providence Square (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Providence Square other than they indicate that Providence Square would be found somewhere in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1878 and closed  in 1928.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Providence Square ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Providence Square:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Providence Square - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1908)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Montgomery County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Montgomery County.