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 South Chester had a population of 7,076 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Chester, with the one closest to South Chester listed first.
- Trainer
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County
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- Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Upland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eddystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Boothwyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Bridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Cooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Crum Lynne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Delaware County
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- Wallingford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knowlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Delaware County
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- Mount Alverno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Alverno is located in Delaware County
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- Village Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Village Green is located in Delaware County
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- Carpenter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Claymont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swarthmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Riddle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County
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- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Delaware County
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- Aston Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County
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- Chelsea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Moylan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moylan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moylan
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 South Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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