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

• Prospect Plains
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Prospect Plains is located in Middlesex County
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• Cranbury Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
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• Jamesburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
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• Cranbury
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
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• Dayton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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• Etra
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Etra is located in Mercer County
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• Manalapan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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• Perrineville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Perrineville is located in Monmouth County
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• Tennent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tennent is located in Monmouth County
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• Deans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deans is located in Middlesex County
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• Old Bridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Schalks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Schalks is located in Middlesex County
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• Plainsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
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• Dutch Neck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
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• Windsor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsor is located in Mercer County
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• Ely
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ely is located in Monmouth County
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• Princeton Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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• Edinburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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• New Sharon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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• Sharon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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• Clarksburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County
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• Smithburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithburg is located in Monmouth County
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• West Freehold
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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• Franklin Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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• Kingston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingston is located in Middlesex County
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