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

• Finderne
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Finderne is located in Somerset County
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• Bound Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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• Martinsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Martinsville is located in Somerset County
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• Somerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Somerville is located in Somerset County
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• Weston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Weston is located in Somerset County
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• South Somerville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Somerville is located in Somerset County
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• Warrenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Warrenville is located in Somerset County
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• Liberty Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
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• East Millstone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Millstone is located in Somerset County
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• Middlebush
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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• New Market
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Market is located in Middlesex County
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• Clyde
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clyde is located in Somerset County
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• Pluckemin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pluckemin is located in Somerset County
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• North Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • North Branch is located in Somerset County
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• North Branch Depot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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• South Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • South Branch is located in Somerset County
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• Flagtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flagtown is located in Somerset County
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• Hillsborough
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsborough is located in Somerset County
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• Blackwells Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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• Voorhees
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Voorhees is located in Somerset County
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• Plainfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Stirling
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stirling is located in Morris County
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• Millington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Millington is located in Morris County
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• Lyons
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lyons is located in Somerset County
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• Frankfort
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Frankfort is located in Somerset County
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• Mine Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mine Brook is located in Somerset County
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• New Brunswick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Netherwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Netherwood is located in Union County
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• Gillette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gillette is located in Morris County
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• Bedminster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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• Basking Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Basking Ridge is located in Somerset County
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