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 Swarthmore had a population of 218 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Swarthmore had a population of 6,372 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Swarthmore, with the one closest to Swarthmore listed first.
- Wallingford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Folsom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rutledge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eddystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Crum Lynne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moore is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Norwood is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Holmes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Llanwellyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Llanwellyn is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanwellyn
- Secane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Primos
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Primos is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primos
- Media
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moylan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moylan is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moylan
- Knowlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knowlton is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Bridgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Upland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Folcroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glenolden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Collingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Addingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elwyn
(3 miles [4.8 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 Swarthmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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