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

  • Estellville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Estellville is located in Atlantic County
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  • English Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • English Creek is located in Atlantic County
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  • Tuckahoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
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  • Scullville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Scullville is located in Atlantic County
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  • Mays Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
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  • Somers Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
  • Petersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Petersburg is located in Cape May County
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  • Marmora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marmora is located in Cape May County
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  • Beesleys Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beesleys Point is located in Cape May County
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  • Steelmanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
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  • Bargaintown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
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  • McKee City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
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  • Palermo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Palermo is located in Cape May County
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  • Linwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
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  • Ocean City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
  • Doughty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Doughty is located in Atlantic County
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  • Halberton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Halberton is located in Cumberland County
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  • Seaville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Seaville is located in Cape May County
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  • Weymouth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
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  • Pleasantville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
  • Cologne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cologne is located in Atlantic County
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  • Dennisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
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  • South Seaville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • South Seaville is located in Cape May County
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  • Ocean View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
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  • Pomona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomona is located in Atlantic County
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  • Germania
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Germania is located in Atlantic County
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  • Richland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland is located in Atlantic County
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  • Manumuskin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Manumuskin is located in Cumberland County
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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 Gibson Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.