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

  • Slonaker
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Slonaker is located in Chester County
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  • Parker Ford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Parker Ford is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
  • Sheeder
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sheeder is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
  • Spring City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Linfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fricks Lock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
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  • Pughtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pughtown is located in Chester County
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  • Royersford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kenilworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenilworth is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
  • Sanatoga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Coventryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Coventryville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
  • Birchrunville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kimberton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cromby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cromby is located in Chester County
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  • Mingo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mingo is located in Montgomery County
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  • Limerick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pottstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarville is located in Chester County
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  • Hallman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hallman is located in Chester County
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  • Ironsides
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ironsides is located in Chester County
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  • Stowe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bramcote
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
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  • Knauertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Knauertown is located in Chester County
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  • Nantmeal Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County
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  • Matthews
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Matthews is located in Chester County
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  • Chester Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pikeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pikeland is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeland
  • Merlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Merlin is located in Chester County
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  • Pickering
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickering is located in Chester County
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  • Phoenixville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mont Clare
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Trappe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Trappe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trappe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trappe <2>
  • Neiffer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
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  • Fagleysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
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  • Saint Peters
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Snowdenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.