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

  • Pointville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pointville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointville
    • Pointville is located in Burlington County
  • Juliustown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewistown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
    • Lewistown is located in Burlington County
  • Sykesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
    • Sykesville is located in Burlington County
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Burlington County
  • Cookstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
    • Cookstown is located in Burlington County
  • Jacobstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jobstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jobstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobstown
    • Jobstown is located in Burlington County
  • New Lisbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
    • New Lisbon is located in Burlington County
  • Browns Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesterfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Burlington County
  • South Pemberton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Pemberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pemberton
    • South Pemberton is located in Burlington County
  • Browns Mills Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Mills Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills Junction
    • Browns Mills Junction is located in Burlington County
  • New Egypt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Birmingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Birmingham is located in Burlington County
  • Columbus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Burlington County
  • Ewansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewansville
    • Ewansville is located in Burlington County
  • Buddtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buddtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buddtown
    • Buddtown is located in Burlington County
  • Hornerstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnford ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellisdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jacksonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Jacksonville is located in Burlington County
  • Crosswicks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosswicks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswicks
    • Crosswicks is located in Burlington County
  • Cream Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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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 Fort Dix, 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.




 

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