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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bloomfield had a population of 5,648 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bloomfield, with the one closest to Bloomfield listed first.

  • Avondale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Avondale is located in Essex County
  • Nutley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
    • Nutley is located in Essex County
  • Brookdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Brookdale is located in Essex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brookdale
    • From Bloomfield to Brookdale
  • Montclair
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • West Orange
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Belleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Upper Montclair
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Orange
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Montclair Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Arlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Hudson County
  • Kingsland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
    • Kingsland is located in Bergen County
  • Lyndhurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
    • Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
  • Clifton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
  • Verona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Essex County
  • Pleasantdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
    • Pleasantdale is located in Essex County
  • Little Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harrison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Carlton Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Hill
    • Carlton Hill is located in Bergen County
  • Passaic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Athenia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Richfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Passaic County
  • South Orange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Essex County
  • Newark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Caldwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/

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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 Bloomfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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