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 in 1895, Wissinoming had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wissinoming, with the one closest to Wissinoming listed first.
- Fitler
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fitler is located in Philadelphia County
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- Tacony
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bridesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bridesburg is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridesburg
- Frankford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Delair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Riverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holmesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holmesburg is located in Philadelphia County
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- Port Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parry is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Cinnaminson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ryers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Torresdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Torresdale is located in Philadelphia County
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- Blue Grass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Grass is located in Philadelphia County
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- Cheltenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pennypack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pennypack is located in Philadelphia County
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- Crescentville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olney is located in Philadelphia County
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- Kensington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kensington is located in Philadelphia County
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- Fox Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fox Chase is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Cramer Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cramer Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer Hill
- Pavonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pavonia is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavonia
- Wellwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wellwood is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Bustleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bustleton is located in Philadelphia County
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- Oak Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Lane is located in Montgomery County
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- Fern Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
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- Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tabor is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
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 Wissinoming, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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