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

  • Atco
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Atco is located in Camden County
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  • Albion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Albion is located in Camden County
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  • Penbryn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Penbryn is located in Camden County
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  • Williamstown Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jackson is located in Camden County
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  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Florence is located in Camden County
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  • Cedar Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Brook is located in Camden County
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  • Kresson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kresson is located in Camden County
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  • Sicklerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sicklerville is located in Camden County
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  • Andrews
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Andrews is located in Camden County
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  • Braddock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Braddock is located in Camden County
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  • Waterford Works
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterford Works is located in Camden County
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    • Waterford Works has also been known as:
    • Waterford
  • Kirkwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkwood is located in Camden County
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  • Laurel Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
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  • Blue Anchor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Blue Anchor is located in Camden County
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  • Ancora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ancora is located in Camden County
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  • Cambridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cambridge is located in Burlington County
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  • Locust Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
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  • Ashland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashland is located in Camden County
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  • Marlton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Marlton is located in Burlington County
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  • Grenloch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grenloch is located in Camden County
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  • Turnersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
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  • Cross Keys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Keys is located in Gloucester County
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  • Williamstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
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  • Winslow Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Winslow Junction is located in Camden County
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  • Elm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm is located in Camden County
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  • Springdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Springdale is located in Camden County
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  • Parkdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkdale is located in Camden County
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  • Indian Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Indian Mills is located in Burlington County
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  • Melrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Melrose is located in Burlington County
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  • Evesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Evesboro is located in Burlington County
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  • Hilltop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hilltop is located in Camden County
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  • Blackwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Blackwood is located in Camden 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 Bishops, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.