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

• Forest Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Forest Grove is located in Gloucester County
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• Landisville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Landisville is located in Atlantic County
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• North Vineland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • North Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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• Cedar Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County
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• Vineland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Richland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland is located in Atlantic County
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• Malaga
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Malaga is located in Gloucester County
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• Janvier
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Janvier is located in Gloucester County
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• Alliance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Alliance is located in Salem County
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• Norma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Norma is located in Salem County
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• South Vineland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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• Cecil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cecil is located in Gloucester County
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• Iona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Iona is located in Gloucester County
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• Clayville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayville is located in Cumberland County
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• Doughty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Doughty is located in Atlantic County
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• Franklinville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklinville is located in Gloucester County
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• Weymouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
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• Winslow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Winslow is located in Camden County
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• Rosenhayn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
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• Williamstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
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• Robanna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Robanna is located in Gloucester County
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• Barnard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Barnard is located in Atlantic County
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• Hammonton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Rosedale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Atlantic County
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• Murphy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy is located in Camden County
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• Winslow Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Winslow Junction is located in Camden County
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