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

• New Vernon
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • New Vernon is located in Morris County
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• Basking Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Basking Ridge is located in Somerset County
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• Green Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
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• Morristown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Brookside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookside is located in Morris County
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• Lyons
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lyons is located in Somerset County
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• Mine Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mine Brook is located in Somerset County
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• Millington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Millington is located in Morris County
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• Stirling
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stirling is located in Morris County
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• Long Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Hill is located in Morris County
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• Mount Freedom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
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• Liberty Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
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• Gillette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gillette is located in Morris County
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• Littleton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton is located in Morris County
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• Gladstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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• Peapack
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Peapack is located in Somerset County
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• Berkeley Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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• Murray Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Murray Hill is located in Union County
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• Afton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Afton is located in Morris County
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• Whippany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Whippany is located in Morris County
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• Ironia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ironia is located in Morris County
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• Bedminster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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• Summit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Summit is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Parsippany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Parsippany is located in Morris County
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• Tabor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tabor is located in Morris County
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