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 Trainer had a population of 268 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Trainer had a population of 1,823 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Trainer, with the one closest to Trainer listed first.
- Linwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linwood <2>
- South Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chester
- South Chester is located in Delaware County
- Upland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Upland is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <2>
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Village Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Village Green is located in Delaware County
- Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
- Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County
- Boothwyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothwyn
- Boothwyn is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothwyn <2>
- Carpenter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Claymont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont
- Claymont is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claymont <2>
- Knowlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Mount Alverno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Alverno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Alverno
- Mount Alverno is located in Delaware County
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Bridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Eddystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddystone
- Eddystone is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddystone <2>
- Aston Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aston Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubbs Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
- Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Pedricktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedricktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedricktown
- Pedricktown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Glen Riddle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Riddle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Riddle
- Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Lenni
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Crum Lynne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crum Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Lynne
- Crum Lynne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crum Lynne <2>
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Wallingford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Wallingford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallingford <2>
- Chelsea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County
- Booths Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booths Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
- Booths Corner is located in Delaware County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Trainer, 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |