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 Davis Bridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Davis Bridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Davis Bridge listed first.
- Millington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Millington is located in Morris County
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- Stirling
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stirling is located in Morris County
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- Lyons
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lyons is located in Somerset County
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- Liberty Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
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- Basking Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Basking Ridge is located in Somerset County
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- Gillette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gillette is located in Morris County
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- Warrenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Warrenville is located in Somerset County
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- New Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Vernon is located in Morris County
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- Mine Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mine Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Somerset County
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- Berkeley Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Long Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Hill is located in Morris County
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- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Pluckemin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pluckemin is located in Somerset County
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- Netherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Netherwood is located in Union County
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- Murray Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Murray Hill is located in Union County
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- Bedminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Plainfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Scotch Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Gladstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Peapack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peapack is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Brookside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Finderne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Middlesex County
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- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Morristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
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 Davis Bridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |