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

  • Wallingford
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Wallingford is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallingford <3>
  • Swarthmore
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Moylan
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moylan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moylan
    • Moylan is located in Delaware County
  • Knowlton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowlton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
    • Knowlton is located in Delaware County
  • Bridgewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Bridgewater is located in Delaware County
  • Upland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Media
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
    • Media is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <3>
  • Eddystone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddystone
    • Eddystone is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddystone <3>
  • Fairview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Delaware County
  • Crum Lynne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crum Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Lynne
    • Crum Lynne is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crum Lynne <3>
  • Ridley Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Folsom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Rutledge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Elwyn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elwyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwyn
    • Elwyn is located in Delaware County
  • Mount Alverno
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Alverno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Alverno
    • Mount Alverno is located in Delaware County
  • Aston Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aston Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
    • Aston Mills is located in Delaware County
  • Village Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • Village Green is located in Delaware County
  • South Chester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chester
    • South Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Moore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Moore is located in Delaware County
  • Holmes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
    • Holmes is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holmes <3>
  • Morton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Morton is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <3>
  • Lima
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Lima is located in Delaware County
  • Glen Riddle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Riddle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Riddle
    • Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County
  • Lenni
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenni
    • Lenni is located in Delaware County
  • Rockdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rockdale is located in Delaware County

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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