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, Blue Anchor had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Anchor, with the one closest to Blue Anchor listed first.
- Braddock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Winslow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Winslow Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Junction
- Winslow Junction is located in Camden County
- Elm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Ancora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Cedar Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Cedar Brook is located in Camden County
- Waterford Works
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Murphy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Cecil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Williamstown Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown Junction
- Williamstown Junction is located in Camden County
- Andrews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Sicklerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Hammonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Atco
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Penbryn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Parkdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Cedar Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County
- Barnard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Da Costa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Cross Keys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Gloucester County
- Robanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Camden County: www.camdencounty.com/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
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 Blue Anchor, 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. |