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 Atco had a population of 231 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Atco, with the one closest to Atco listed first.
- Jackson
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Williamstown Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown Junction
- Williamstown Junction is located in Camden County
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Penbryn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Cedar Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Cedar Brook is located in Camden County
- Waterford Works
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Albion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Andrews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Braddock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Sicklerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Blue Anchor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Anchor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Anchor
- Blue Anchor is located in Camden County
- Ancora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Kresson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Kirkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Winslow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Winslow Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Junction
- Winslow Junction is located in Camden County
- Parkdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Indian Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Indian Mills is located in Burlington County
- Laurel Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurel Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Cross Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Gloucester County
- Marlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Murphy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Rosedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Atsion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Grenloch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Turnersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Camden County: www.camdencounty.com/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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 Atco, 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. |