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

• Mercerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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• Hamilton Square
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton Square is located in Mercer County
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• Edinburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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• Dutch Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
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• Lawrenceville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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• Princeton Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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• Hillcrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Mercer County
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• Trenton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Robbinsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
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• Windsor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Windsor is located in Mercer County
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• Ewingville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ewingville is located in Mercer County
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• Yardville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Yardville is located in Mercer County
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• Plainsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
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• Schalks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Schalks is located in Middlesex County
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• Ewing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ewing is located in Mercer County
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• Morrisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
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• Mount Rose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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• Kingston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingston is located in Middlesex County
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• Wilburtha
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wilburtha is located in Mercer County
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• Yardley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
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• Penn Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Penn Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
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• Bordentown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Crosswicks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Crosswicks is located in Burlington County
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• New Sharon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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• Sharon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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• Glenmoore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenmoore is located in Mercer County
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• Scudders Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Scudders Falls is located in Mercer County
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