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)
  • Windsor is located in Mercer County
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• New Sharon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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• Sharon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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• Perrineville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Perrineville is located in Monmouth County
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• Cranbury Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
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• Cranbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
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• Imlaystown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
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• Clarksburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County
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• Manalapan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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• Prospect Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Prospect Plains is located in Middlesex County
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• Dutch Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
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• Edinburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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• Robbinsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
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• Red Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
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• Hamilton Square
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton Square is located in Mercer County
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• Ely
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ely is located in Monmouth County
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• Jamesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
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• Schalks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Schalks is located in Middlesex County
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• Plainsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
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• Princeton Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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• Walnford ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Walnford is located in Monmouth County
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• Cream Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
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• Prospertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
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• Dayton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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• Smithburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Smithburg is located in Monmouth County
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