Tacony

Tacony is a historic neighborhood in , United States, approximately 8 miles from downtown . It is bounded by the east side of Frankford Avenue on the northwest, the south side of Cottman Avenue on the northeast, the north side of Robbins Street on the southwest, and the and Interstate 95 on the southeast.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 17,800 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Tacony, Philadelphia” and “Tekony”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Samaria Iglesia Evangelica and Tacony Baptist Church.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mayfair and Wissinoming.

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 the Near Northeast section of , United States. It was the site of locomotive builder Matthias Baldwin's estate "Wissinoming", which was located near Tacony and Van Kirk Streets.

Neighborhood
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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.

Tacony

Latitude
40.03122° or 40° 1′ 52″ north
Longitude
-75.04434° or 75° 2′ 40″ west
Population
17,800
Elevation
72 feet (22 metres)
Open location code
87G62XJ4+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158486080
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
5215118
Wiki­data ID
Q7674051
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Tacony” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تاكوني”
  • Dutch: “Tacony”
  • French: “Tacony”
  • Russian: “Такони”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تاکونی، فیلئیدلفیا”
  • Turkish: “Tacony”

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Notable Places Nearby

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