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 Thornton had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
- Dilworthtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dilworthtown is located in Chester County
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- Concordville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Markham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Markham is located in Delaware County
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- Westtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Westtown is located in Chester County
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- Cheyney
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cheyney is located in Chester County
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- Brandywine Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brandywine Summit is located in Delaware County
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- Ward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Delaware County
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- Ivy Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ivy Mills is located in Delaware County
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- Glen Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Locksley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locksley is located in Delaware County
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- Thornbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thornbury is located in Chester County
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- Elam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elam is located in Delaware County
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- Chester Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wawa is located in Delaware County
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- Darling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Darling is located in Delaware County
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- Seal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seal is located in Chester County
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- Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Chester County
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- Chadds Ford Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chadds Ford Junction is located in Chester County
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- Chadds Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County
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- Aston Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County
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- Lenni
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lenni is located in Delaware County
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- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Delaware County
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- Gradyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Norway is located in Chester County
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- Brookfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County
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- Cossart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cossart is located in Chester County
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- Granogue
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Granogue is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Booths Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Booths Corner is located in Delaware County
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- Mount Alverno
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Alverno is located in Delaware County
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- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Delaware County
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- Glen Riddle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County
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- Fern Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Hill is located in Chester County
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- West Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenape
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lenape is located in Chester County
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- Pocopson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pocopson is located in Chester County
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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 Thornton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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