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

• Waretown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Waretown is located in Ocean County
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• Beach View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beach View is located in Ocean County
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• Manahawkin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
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• Long Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Beach is located in Ocean County
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• Forked River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Forked River is located in Ocean County
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• Cedar Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Run is located in Ocean County
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• Mayetta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
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• Staffordville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
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• West Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • West Creek is located in Ocean County
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• Bayville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bayville is located in Ocean County
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• North Beach Haven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
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• Toms River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Toms River is located in Ocean County
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• Davenport ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Davenport is located in Ocean County
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• Wheatland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheatland is located in Ocean County
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• Whiting
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Whiting is located in Ocean County
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• Woodmansie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodmansie is located in Burlington County
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• New Gretna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Gretna is located in Burlington County
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• Chadwick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Chadwick is located in Ocean County
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• Silverton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Silverton is located in Ocean County
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• Wading River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Wading River is located in Burlington County
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• Buckingham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckingham is located in Ocean County
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• Osbornsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
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• Washington
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Washington is located in Burlington County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
• Lower Bank
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
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• Whitesville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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