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 Upper Providence had a population of 249 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
- Edgemont
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgemont is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Gradyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lima
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lima is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Marple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marple is also located in Delaware County
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- Newtown Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elwyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elwyn is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwyn
- Moylan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moylan is also located in Delaware County
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- Media
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Media is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
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- Broomall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehorse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehorse is located in Chester County
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- Locksley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Locksley is also located in Delaware County
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- Glen Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darling is also located in Delaware County
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- Chester Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wawa is also located in Delaware County
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- Lenni
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lenni is also located in Delaware County
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- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is also located in Delaware County
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- Glen Riddle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Riddle is also located in Delaware County
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- Mount Alverno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Alverno is also located in Delaware County
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- Leopard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leopard is located in Chester County
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- Cheyney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cheyney is located in Chester County
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- Ivy Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Mills is also located in Delaware County
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- Aston Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aston Mills is also located in Delaware County
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- Village Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Village Green is also located in Delaware County
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- Knowlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knowlton is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Wallingford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swarthmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Manoa is also located in Delaware County
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- Ithan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ithan is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Sugartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugartown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
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 Upper Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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