Holmesburg

Holmesburg is a neighborhood in the section of , , United States. It began as a village within Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania, and was named in honor of Surveyor General of Pennsylvania Thomas Holme, a cartographer who devised the street plan for central Philadelphia.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 28,000 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Holmesburg, Philadelphia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Joseph H. Brown Elementary School and Frankford Avenue Bridge.

School
is an elementary school on Frankford Avenue at Stanwood Street in Holmesburg, in the area of , , currently serving students from kindergarten to eighth grade.

Bridge
The , also known as the Pennypack Creek Bridge, the Pennypack Bridge, the Holmesburg Bridge, and the King's Highway Bridge, erected in 1697 in the Holmesburg section of , in the U.S. state of , is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in the United States.

Railway station
Photo: Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in , Pennsylvania. Located at Rhawn and Decatur Streets in the Holmesburg neighborhood of , it serves the Trenton Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mayfair and Upper Holmesburg.

Neighborhood
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is a working class neighborhood in lower , , United States, centered on the intersection of Cottman and Frankford Avenues.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in , , United States. It is located along the and , from Frankford Avenue to Willits Road.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in , , United States. It is located in the vicinity of , north and west of Holmesburg.

Holmesburg

Latitude
40.0413° or 40° 2′ 29″ north
Longitude
-75.02616° or 75° 1′ 34″ west
Population
28,000
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
87G62XRF+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158636445
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
5193955
Wiki­data ID
Q1625018
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Satellite Map

Discover Holmesburg from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Holmesburg” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “費城霍姆斯堡”
  • Dutch: “Holmesburg”
  • French: “Holmesburg”
  • German: “Holmesburg”
  • Russian: “Холмсбург”
  • Turkish: “Holmesburg”
  • Urdu: “ہولمزبرگ، فلاڈیلفیا”

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Notable Places Nearby

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