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

  • Cromby
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cromby is located in Chester County
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  • Ironsides
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ironsides is located in Chester County
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  • Phoenixville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mont Clare
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Port Providence
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
  • Mingo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mingo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Williams Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Williams Corner is located in Chester County
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  • Arcola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Arcola is located in Montgomery County
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  • Royersford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Yerkes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yerkes is located in Montgomery County
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  • Spring City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kimberton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickering
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pickering is located in Chester County
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  • Perkiomen Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkiomen Junction is located in Chester County
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  • Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Collegeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trappe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trappe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trappe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,740 people
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  • Hallman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallman is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallman
  • Merlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Merlin is located in Chester County
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  • Aldham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Aldham is located in Chester County
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  • Valley Forge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Devault
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Devault is located in Chester County
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  • Cedar Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Hollow is located in Chester County
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  • Betzwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Betzwood is located in Montgomery County
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  • Eagleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rahns
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rahns is located in Montgomery County
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  • Linfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Parker Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Parker Ford is located in Chester County
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  • Limerick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sheeder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sheeder is located in Chester County
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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 Riverwalk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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