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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 Clifton had a population of 198 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clifton had a population of 85,025 people.

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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Clifton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/

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 Clifton, 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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