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

  • Dividing Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dividing Creek is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Newport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Newport is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Cedarville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cedarville is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Dividing Creek Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dividing Creek Station is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Maurice River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Maurice River is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Bivalve
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bivalve is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Port Norris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Port Norris is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Mauricetown Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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  • Haleyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Heislerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Heislerville is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Leesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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  • Mauricetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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  • Fairton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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  • Dorchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dorchester is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Delmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Delmont is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Bricksboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Port Elizabeth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Menantico
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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  • Millville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Millville is also located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
  • Gouldtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gouldtown is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Bridgeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
  • Manumuskin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Manumuskin is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Carmel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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  • Greenwich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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  • Bowentown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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  • Halberton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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  • Sheppards Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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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 Fortescue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.