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

• Long Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Long Hill is located in Morris County
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• Murray Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Murray Hill is located in Union County
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• Summit
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Summit is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Green Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
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• Afton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Afton is located in Morris County
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• Gillette
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gillette is located in Morris County
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• Berkeley Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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• Short Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Short Hills is located in Essex County
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• New Vernon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New Vernon is located in Morris County
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• Scotch Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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• Westfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Westfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Springfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Springfield is located in Union County
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• Millburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Millburn is located in Essex County
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• Hanover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hanover is located in Morris County
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• Millington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Millington is located in Morris County
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• Stirling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stirling is located in Morris County
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• Netherwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Netherwood is located in Union County
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• Maplewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood is located in Essex County
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• Livingston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston is located in Essex County
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• Morristown
  (6 miles [9.7 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
• Whippany
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Whippany is located in Morris County
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• Basking Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Basking Ridge is located in Somerset County
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• Lyons
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyons is located in Somerset County
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• Plainfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Cranford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cranford is located in Union County
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• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Union is located in Union County
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• South Orange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • South Orange is located in Essex County
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• Hanover Neck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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