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 Wyomissing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wyomissing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wyomissing listed first.
- Shillington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
- Shillington is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <2>
- Reading
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <2>
- Grill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Millmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Cacoosing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Sinking Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Sinking Spring is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinking Spring <2>
- Muhlenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muhlenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
- Muhlenberg is located in Berks County
- Gouglersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouglersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouglersville
- Gouglersville is located in Berks County
- Angelica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Leinbachs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Ridgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Neversink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Bernharts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Laureldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laureldale
- Laureldale is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laureldale <2>
- Seyfert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Gibraltar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Stony Creek Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Mills
- Stony Creek Mills is located in Berks County
- Frush Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frush Valley
- Frush Valley is located in Berks County
- Temple
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Temple is located in Berks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
- Tuckerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton
- Tuckerton is located in Berks County
- Ontelaunee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontelaunee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee
- Ontelaunee is located in Berks County
- Fritztown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Knauers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Jacksonwald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonwald
- Jacksonwald is located in Berks County
- Berkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Rickenbach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach
- Rickenbach is located in Berks County
- Wernersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernersville
- Wernersville is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,750 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wernersville <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wyomissing: www.wyomissingpa.org/
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for State 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 Wyomissing, 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. |