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

  • Manoa
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Manoa is also located in Delaware County
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  • Addingham
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Addingham is also located in Delaware County
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  • Garrettford
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Garrettford is also located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettford
  • Primos
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Primos is also located in Delaware County
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  • Clifton Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kellyville is also located in Delaware County
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  • Burmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Burmont is also located in Delaware County
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  • Lansdowne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Coreze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Coreze is also located in Delaware County
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  • Broomall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Morton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Morton is also located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
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  • Secane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Llanwellyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Llanwellyn is also located in Delaware County
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  • Collingdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Upper Darby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yeadon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Yeadon is also located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <2>
  • Fernwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fernwood is also located in Delaware County
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  • Cardington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cardington is also located in Delaware County
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  • Wynnewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ardmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marple
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Marple is also located in Delaware County
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  • Swarthmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutledge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rutledge is also located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Holmes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Glenolden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sharon Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Academy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Academy is also located in Delaware County
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  • Colwyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Colwyn is also located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
  • Darby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Darby is also located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <2>
  • Angora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Angora is located in Philadelphia County
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  • Merion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Narberth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryn Mawr
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rosemont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Newtown Square
    (4 miles [6.4 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 Richland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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