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>

While we didn't find Allwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Allwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Allwood listed first.

• Brookdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Brookdale is located in Essex County
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• Nutley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Nutley is located in Essex County
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• Avondale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Avondale is located in Essex County
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• Richfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Richfield is located in Passaic County
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• Clifton
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Athenia
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Athenia is located in Passaic County
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• Montclair
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Montclair is located in Essex County
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• Bloomfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomfield is located in Essex County
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• Lyndhurst
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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• Carlton Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Carlton Hill is located in Bergen County
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• Montclair Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
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• Upper Montclair
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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• Belleville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Belleville is located in Essex County
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• Kingsland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsland is located in Bergen County
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• Garfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Garfield is located in Bergen County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
• Lake View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lake View is located in Passaic County
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• Little Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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• Verona
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Verona is located in Essex County
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• Arlington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Arlington is located in Hudson County
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• Pleasantdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasantdale is located in Essex County
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• West Orange
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Orange is located in Essex County
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• East Orange
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• Passaic Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Passaic Junction is located in Bergen County
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• Singac
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Singac is located in Passaic County
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• Paterson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people