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 Chester had a population of 2,703 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chester had a population of 5,363 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Orrs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orrs is located in Chester County
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- Sandy River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy River is located in Chester County
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- Cornwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Knox is located in Chester County
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- Baton Rouge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Baton Rouge is located in Chester County
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- Rodman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rodman is located in Chester County
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- Wellridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellridge is located in Chester County
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- Smith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilksburg is located in Chester County
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- Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds is located in Chester County
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- Richburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bascomville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bascomville is located in Chester County
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- Rossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in Chester County
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- Cotton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton is located in York County
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- Bullock Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock Creek is located in York County
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- Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Feasterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Feasterville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feasterville
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blairsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meador ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meador is located in Union County
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- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in York County
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- Hoodtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoodtown is located in York County
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- Gould ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
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 Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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