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

• Gillette
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gillette is located in Morris County
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• Berkeley Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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• Long Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Long Hill is located in Morris County
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• Stirling
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stirling is located in Morris County
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• Murray Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Murray Hill is located in Union County
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• Millington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Millington is located in Morris County
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• Scotch Plains
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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• Green Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
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• Netherwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Netherwood is located in Union County
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• Summit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• New Vernon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Vernon is located in Morris County
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• Warrenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Warrenville is located in Somerset County
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• Plainfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Westfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Westfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Basking Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Basking Ridge is located in Somerset County
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• Lyons
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lyons is located in Somerset County
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• Liberty Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
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• Afton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Afton is located in Morris County
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• Morristown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
• New Market
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Market is located in Middlesex County
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• Millburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Millburn is located in Essex County
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• Springfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Springfield is located in Union County
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• Short Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Short Hills is located in Essex County
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• Martinsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinsville is located in Somerset County
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• Cranford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cranford is located in Union County
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• Mine Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mine Brook is located in Somerset County
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