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

• Parsippany
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Parsippany is located in Morris County
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• Littleton
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Littleton is located in Morris County
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• Whippany
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Whippany is located in Morris County
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• Troy Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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• Boonton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Boonton is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
• Tabor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tabor is located in Morris County
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• Morristown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Hanover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanover is located in Morris County
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• Hanover Neck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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• Pine Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine Brook is located in Morris County
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• Denville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Denville is located in Morris County
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• Afton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Afton is located in Morris County
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• Montville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Montville is located in Morris County
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• Fairfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield is located in Essex County
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• Mount Freedom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
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• Green Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
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• Livingston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston is located in Essex County
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• Caldwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Caldwell is located in Essex County
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• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Franklin is located in Essex County
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• Hibernia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hibernia is located in Morris County
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• Mount Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Morris County
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• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Brookside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookside is located in Morris County
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• New Vernon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Vernon is located in Morris County
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• Short Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Short Hills is located in Essex County
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• Brook Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Brook Valley is located in Morris County
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• Mine Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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