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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>

While we didn't find Edison in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Edison. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Edison listed first.

  • Stelton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Stelton is located in Middlesex County
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  • New Brunswick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Robinvale is located in Middlesex County
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  • Voorhees
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Voorhees is located in Somerset County
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  • New Market
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Market is located in Middlesex County
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  • Menlo Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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  • Clyde
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyde is located in Somerset County
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  • Sayreville Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossmans
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crossmans is located in Middlesex County
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  • Fords
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fords is located in Middlesex County
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  • Middlebush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ernston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Iselin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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  • Old Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
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  • South Amboy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Perth Amboy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maurer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Maurer is located in Middlesex County
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  • Woodbridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
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  • Edgar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Avenel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Warrenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Warrenville is located in Somerset County
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  • Netherwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Netherwood is located in Union County
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  • Bound Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackwells Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Franklin Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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  • Morgan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan is located in Middlesex County
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  • Tottenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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  • Sewaren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
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  • Boynton Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Port Reading
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Perth Amboy Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Perth Amboy Junction is located in Union County
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  • Rahway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Millstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Millstone is located in Somerset County
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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 Edison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.