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 Cranford had a population of 508 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cranford, with the one closest to Cranford listed first.
- Westfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rahway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Linden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perth Amboy Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tremley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Bayway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bayway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayway
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Scotch Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Iselin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iselin
- Avenel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Murray Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Murray Hill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Hill
- Netherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Netherwood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
- Short Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Short Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Menlo Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
- Woodbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Edgar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Port Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elizabethport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elizabethport is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethport
- Irvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berkeley Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Cranford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |