RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania >> Philadelphia County >> Southwest Center City >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...

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

  • Grays Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
  • Schuylkill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Schuylkill is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill
  • Philadelphia
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bell Road ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell Road is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Road
  • Camden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Angora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Angora is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angora
  • Cardington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cardington is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
  • Fernwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fernwood is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
  • Yeadon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <2>
  • Darby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <2>
  • Colwyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Colwyn is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
  • Gloucester City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Pencoyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pencoyd is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencoyd
  • Pavonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pavonia is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavonia
  • Kensington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kensington is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
  • Tioga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tioga is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Bala
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Upper Darby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Collingdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sharon Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Academy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Academy is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
  • Wissahickon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wissahickon is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wissahickon
  • Northmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Northmont is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmont
  • West Collingswood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Collingswood is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Collingswood
  • Cramer Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cramer Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer Hill
  • Cynwyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd
  • Port Richmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
  • Nicetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Nicetown is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicetown
  • Wayne Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction
  • Merion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lansdowne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Burmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Burmont is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmont
  • Kellyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kellyville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville

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 Southwest Center City, 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.