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Welcome to Radnor Station ...

Radnor Station is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Radnor Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Radnor Station: Radnor Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Radnor Station is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Radnor Station lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Radnor Station ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Radnor Station, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Radnor Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Radnor Station.

  • Philadelphia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Norristown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • West Chester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Phoenixville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeadon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Gloucester City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Darby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Radnor Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Radnor Station.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Radnor Station. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Radnor Station.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Radnor Station. See our Newspapers Page for Radnor Station.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Radnor Station ...

Looking for more information about Radnor Station? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Radnor Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Radnor Station.

Adding Radnor Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Radnor Station in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Radnor Station was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Radnor Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Radnor Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.