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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 East Orange had a population of 10,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, East Orange had a population of 64,630 people.

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

  • Orange
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Irvington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Essex County
  • Newark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • West Orange
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • South Orange
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Belleville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Montclair
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Verona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Avondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Nutley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Brookdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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 East Orange to Brookdale
  • Pleasantdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Upper Montclair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Millburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Lyndhurst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Short Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
    • Short Hills is located in Essex County
  • Springfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Union County
  • Clifton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Montclair Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Caldwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

The official website for East Orange: www.eastorange-nj.org/

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/

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 East Orange, 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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