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 Hancock in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Hancock. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Leonardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Leonardville is located in Monmouth County
- Navesink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Port Monmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Monmouth
- Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
- Belford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County
- Oceanic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Normandie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Navesink Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navesink Beach
- Navesink Beach is located in Monmouth County
- New Monmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Monmouth
- New Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Monmouth County
- Coney Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
- Galilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Low Moor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Manhattan Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach
- Manhattan Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Brighton Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Bath Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Shrewsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
- Arrochar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Sheepshead Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
- Gravesend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - New Dorp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Woods of Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods of Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods of Arden
- Woods of Arden is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Hazlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Fort Wadsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Rosebank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Branchport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchport
- Branchport is located in Monmouth County
- North Long Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Long Branch
- North Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Grasmere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Bensonhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
- New Utrecht
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Utrecht have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Utrecht
- New Utrecht is located in Kings County (NY)
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Great Kills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Kills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Eltingville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eltingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eltingville
- Eltingville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Annadale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Seaside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Fort Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/
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 Fort Hancock, 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. |