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)
- 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)
- Leeds Point is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Point
- Bargaintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ventnor City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
- 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)
- Germania is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- McKee City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Steelmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmanville
- Cologne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cologne is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
- Somers Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
- English Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- English Creek is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
- Scullville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scullville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville
- Egg Harbor City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Gretna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bank
- Beesleys Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beesleys Point is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesleys Point
- Mays Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marmora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marmora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmora
- Green Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wading River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Estellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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. |