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

• Cape May Court House
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
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• Burleigh
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Burleigh is located in Cape May County
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• Grassy Sound
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
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• Anglesea
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Anglesea is located in Cape May County
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• Dias Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dias Creek is located in Cape May County
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• Green Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Green Creek is located in Cape May County
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• Swain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Swain is located in Cape May County
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• Rio Grande
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
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  • Former name for Rio Grande:
  • Crandol Town
  • Rio Grande has also been known as:
  • Hildreth
  • Leamings
• Wildwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Cape May County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
• Goshen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Goshen is located in Cape May County
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• Townsends Inlet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Townsends Inlet is located in Cape May County
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• Clermont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clermont is located in Cape May County
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• Fishing Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fishing Creek is located in Cape May County
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• Bennett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennett is located in Cape May County
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• South Dennis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • South Dennis is located in Cape May County
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• Cold Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Spring is located in Cape May County
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• Dennisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
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• Sea Isle City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
• Ocean View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
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• South Seaville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • South Seaville is located in Cape May County
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• Cape May
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cape May is located in Cape May County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
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• Seaville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seaville is located in Cape May County
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• Delmont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Delmont is located in Cumberland County
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• Petersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Petersburg is located in Cape May County
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