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>
While we didn't find Wister Woods in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wister Woods. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wister Woods listed first.
- Penllyn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blue Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gwynedd
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ambler
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ambler is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
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- Spring House
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Center Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Broad Axe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Three Tuns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Three Tuns is also located in Montgomery County
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- Acorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn is also located in Montgomery County
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- Pennbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pennbrook is also located in Montgomery County
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- Narcissa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Narcissa is also located in Montgomery County
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- Whitemarsh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whitemarsh is also located in Montgomery County
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- Fort Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrettown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jarrettown is also located in Montgomery County
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- Prospectville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospectville is also located in Montgomery County
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- North Wales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is also located in Montgomery County
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- Belfry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belfry is also located in Montgomery County
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- Hooverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverton is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverton
- Corsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corsons is also located in Montgomery County
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- Cold Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cold Point is also located in Montgomery County
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- Williams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williams is also located in Montgomery County
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- Norritonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Norritonville is also located in Montgomery County
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- Fortuna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fortuna is also located in Montgomery County
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- Plymouth Meeting
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flourtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oreland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzwatertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzwatertown is also located in Montgomery County
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- Lansdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dreshertowne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dreshertowne is also located in Montgomery County
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- Horsham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is also located in Montgomery County
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- Worcester
(5 miles [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 Wister Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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