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 Avon Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Avon Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Avon Park listed first.

• Netherwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Netherwood is located in Union County
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• Plainfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• New Market
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Market is located in Middlesex County
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• Menlo Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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• Robinvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinvale is located in Middlesex County
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• Iselin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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• Scotch Plains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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• Berkeley Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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• Stelton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stelton is located in Middlesex County
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• Perth Amboy Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Perth Amboy Junction is located in Union County
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• Rahway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rahway is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Westfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Westfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Warrenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Warrenville is located in Somerset County
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• Fords
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fords is located in Middlesex County
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• Woodbridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Edgar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edgar is located in Middlesex County
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• Avenel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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• Cranford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cranford is located in Union County
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• Gillette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gillette is located in Morris County
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• Murray Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Murray Hill is located in Union County
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• Bound Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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• New Brunswick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Maurer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Maurer is located in Middlesex County
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• Boynton Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
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• Sewaren
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
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• Port Reading
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
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• Stirling
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stirling is located in Morris County
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