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)
- 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)
- Irvington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- 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)
- Verona is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Nutley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasantdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantdale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- 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)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Lyndhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
- Short Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Short Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- 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)
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. |