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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Layton had a population of 253 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Layton, with the one closest to Layton listed first.
- Bevans
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bevans is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevans
- Normanook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hainesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hainesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Dingmans Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wallpack Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Beemerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beemerville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemerville
- Montague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montague is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northrup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northrup is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northrup
- Wykertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swartswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Balesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plains is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pellettown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halsey is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
- Washingtonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Roys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Libertyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flatbrookville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flatbrookville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrookville
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
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 Layton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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