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

  • Morton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holmes
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Secane
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Primos
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Primos is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primos
  • Clifton Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kellyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kellyville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
  • Garrettford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Garrettford is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettford
  • Addingham
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Addingham is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addingham
  • Swarthmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutledge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rutledge is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Folsom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Moore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Moore is located in Delaware County
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  • Glenolden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Llanwellyn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Llanwellyn is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanwellyn
  • Collingdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Upper Darby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Burmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Burmont is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmont
  • Lansdowne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Media
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Media is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <2>
  • Wallingford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridley Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Norwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Norwood is located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Folcroft
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sharon Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Academy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Academy is located in Delaware County
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  • Colwyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Colwyn is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
  • Darby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Yeadon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Fernwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fernwood is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
  • Cardington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cardington is located in Delaware County
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  • Manoa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Manoa is located in Delaware County
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  • Broomall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Springfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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