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 Sinking Spring had a population of 763 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sinking Spring had a population of 4,095 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sinking Spring, with the one closest to Sinking Spring listed first.
- Cacoosing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cacoosing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cacoosing
- Shillington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fritztown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fritztown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritztown
- Gouglersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gouglersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouglersville
- Wernersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vinemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vinemont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemont
- Grill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grill is located in Berks County
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- Millmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leinbachs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leinbachs is located in Berks County
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- Knauers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knauers is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauers
- Angelica
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Muhlenberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Muhlenberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
- Adamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <2>
- Ridgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Neversink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neversink is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neversink
- Bernharts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bernharts is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernharts
- Laureldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robesonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blainsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swartzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swartzville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartzville
- Seyfert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seyfert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyfert
- Stony Creek Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek Mills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Mills
- Frush Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frush Valley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frush Valley
- Temple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ontelaunee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rickenbach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Heidelberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Sinking Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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