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 Fairwoods in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fairwoods. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fairwoods listed first.

• Green Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
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• Afton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Afton is located in Morris County
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• New Vernon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Vernon is located in Morris County
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• Whippany
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Whippany is located in Morris County
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• Morristown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Long Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Long Hill is located in Morris County
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• Summit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Hanover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanover is located in Morris County
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• Murray Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Murray Hill is located in Union County
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• Littleton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Littleton is located in Morris County
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• Short Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Short Hills is located in Essex County
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• Hanover Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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• Gillette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gillette is located in Morris County
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• Berkeley Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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• Springfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Springfield is located in Union County
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• Livingston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Livingston is located in Essex County
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• Troy Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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• Parsippany
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Parsippany is located in Morris County
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• Basking Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Basking Ridge is located in Somerset County
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• Millington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Millington is located in Morris County
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• Stirling
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stirling is located in Morris County
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• Tabor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tabor is located in Morris County
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• Millburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Millburn is located in Essex County
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• Pine Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Brook is located in Morris County
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• Brookside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Brookside is located in Morris County
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