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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 Absecon had a population of 501 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Absecon had a population of 8,789 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Absecon, with the one closest to Absecon listed first.

  • Pleasantville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oceanville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
  • Pomona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Atlantic City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Leeds Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Point
    • Leeds Point is located in Atlantic County
  • Bargaintown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ventnor City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventnor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
    • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
  • Port Republic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Linwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brigantine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Germania
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
    • Germania is located in Atlantic County
  • McKee City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKee City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
    • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
  • Steelmanville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steelmanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmanville
    • Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
  • Cologne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
    • Cologne is located in Atlantic County
  • Somers Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
    • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
  • English Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
    • English Creek is located in Atlantic County
  • Scullville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scullville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville
    • Scullville is located in Atlantic County
  • Egg Harbor City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • New Gretna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lower Bank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bank
    • Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
  • Beesleys Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beesleys Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesleys Point
    • Beesleys Point is located in Cape May County
  • Ocean City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
    • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
  • Mays Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Marmora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmora
    • Marmora is located in Cape May County
  • Green Bank
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Bank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
    • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Green Bank
    • From Absecon to Green Bank
  • Wading River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Estellville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Absecon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Atlantic County: www.aclink.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.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 Absecon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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