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 in 1895, Bergen had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bergen, with the one closest to Bergen listed first.
- Marion
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Hudson County
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- Communipaw
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Hoboken
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Weehawken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- New York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- New Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Durham is located in Hudson County
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- Secaucus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Bayonne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Saint George
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Kingsland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsland is located in Bergen County
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- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Guttenberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Hudson County
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- Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Bergen Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bergen Point is located in Hudson County
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- West New Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- New Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Tompkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tompkinsville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Greenpoint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Blissville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blissville is located in Queens County (NY)
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- Long Island City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lyndhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- Manhattan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
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- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Essex County
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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 Bergen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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