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

  • Jamesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
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  • Prospect Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Prospect Plains is located in Middlesex County
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  • Cranbury Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
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  • Manalapan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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  • Tennent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tennent is located in Monmouth County
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  • Cranbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
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  • Etra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Etra is located in Mercer County
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  • Perrineville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Perrineville is located in Monmouth County
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  • Dayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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  • West Freehold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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  • Old Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
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  • Ely
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ely is located in Monmouth County
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  • Smithburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithburg is located in Monmouth County
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  • Freehold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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  • East Freehold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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  • Marlboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
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  • Bradevelt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
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  • Wickatunk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wickatunk is located in Monmouth County
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  • Deans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Deans is located in Middlesex County
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  • Clarksburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County
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  • Morganville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Morganville is located in Monmouth County
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  • Schalks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Schalks is located in Middlesex County
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  • Plainsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
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  • Dutch Neck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
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  • Windsor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor is located in Mercer County
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  • New Sharon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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  • Sharon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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  • Mount Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
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  • Freneau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Freneau is located in Monmouth County
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  • Ernston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ernston is located in Middlesex County
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  • Franklin Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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  • Princeton Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Princeton Junction is located in Mercer 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 Hoffman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.