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 Shirks Corner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shirks Corner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shirks Corner listed first.
- Salfordville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Mount
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Delphi
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bergey
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bergey is located in Montgomery County
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- Salford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salford
- Schwenksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woxall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harleysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hendricks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Montgomery County
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- Zieglersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sumneytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lucon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morwood is located in Montgomery County
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- Perkiomenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kratz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kratz is located in Montgomery County
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- Obelisk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Neiffer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Creamery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Skippack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mainland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mainland is located in Montgomery County
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- Green Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Earlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Earlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
- Limerick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rahns
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rahns is located in Montgomery County
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- Cedars
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kulpsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elroy is located in Montgomery County
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- Tylersport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frederick 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 Shirks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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