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

  • Chapel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chapel Hill is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Navesink
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Navesink is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Leonardville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Leonardville is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Belford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Belford is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Port Monmouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Monmouth is also located in Monmouth County
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  • New Monmouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • New Monmouth is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Middletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Middletown is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Oceanic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oceanic is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Navesink Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Navesink Beach is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Normandie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Normandie is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Lincroft
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincroft is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Shrewsbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shrewsbury is also located in Monmouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
  • Low Moor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Low Moor is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Hazlet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hazlet is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Galilee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Galilee is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Holmdel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Holmdel is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Branchport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Branchport is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Long Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Branch is also located in Monmouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
  • North Long Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Long Branch is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Vanderburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vanderburg is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Scobeyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Scobeyville is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Pine Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pine Brook is also located in Monmouth County
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  • West End
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • West End is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Cliffwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cliffwood is also located in Monmouth County
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  • Freneau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Freneau is also located in Monmouth County
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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 Leonardo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.