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

• Wading River
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wading River is located in Burlington County
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• New Gretna
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • New Gretna is located in Burlington County
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• Lower Bank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
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• Green Bank
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
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• Port Republic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
• Washington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington is located in Burlington County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
• West Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Creek is located in Ocean County
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• Egg Harbor City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Leeds Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Leeds Point is located in Atlantic County
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• Batsto Village ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
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  • Batsto Village has also been known as:
  • Batsto
• Germania
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Germania is located in Atlantic County
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• Oceanville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
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• Staffordville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
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• Mayetta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
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• Pleasant Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
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• Cologne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cologne is located in Atlantic County
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• Pomona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pomona is located in Atlantic County
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• Cedar Run
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Run is located in Ocean County
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• North Beach Haven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
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• Manahawkin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
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• Nesco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Nesco is located in Atlantic County
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• Elwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Elwood is located in Atlantic County
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• Absecon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
• Beach View
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Beach View is located in Ocean County
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• McKee City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
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• Brigantine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
• Atsion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Atsion is located in Burlington County
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