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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Roxborough had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Roxborough, with the one closest to Roxborough listed first.
- Shawmont
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shawmont is located in Montgomery County
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- Roseglen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roseglen is located in Montgomery County
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- Glen Willow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glen Willow is located in Philadelphia County
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- Carpenter
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Philadelphia County
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- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
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- Lafayette
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
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- Gladwyne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Manayunk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
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- Manayunk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Upsal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Allen Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Philadelphia County
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- Mount Airy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Airy is located in Philadelphia County
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- Wyndmoor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gravers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gravers is located in Philadelphia County
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- Spring Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- West Spring Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Spring Mills is located in Montgomery County
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- Narberth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bala
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cynwyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
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- Pencoyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pencoyd is located in Montgomery County
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- Wissahickon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wissahickon is located in Philadelphia County
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- Germantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mermaid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mermaid is located in Philadelphia County
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- Plymouth Meeting
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flourtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conshohocken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Montgomery 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 Roxborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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