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 in 1895, Etra had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Etra, with the one closest to Etra listed first.
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - New Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
- New Sharon is located in Monmouth County
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Perrineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrineville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrineville
- Perrineville is located in Monmouth County
- Cranbury Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranbury Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Cranbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Imlaystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Clarksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County
- Manalapan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Prospect Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Plains
- Prospect Plains is located in Middlesex County
- Dutch Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
- Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
- Edinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Robbinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
- Red Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
- Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
- Hamilton Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Square
- Hamilton Square is located in Mercer County
- Ely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Jamesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Schalks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Plainsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
- Princeton Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Cream Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Prospertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Smithburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercounty.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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 Etra, 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. |