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

• Ventnor City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
• Linwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
• Pleasantville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
• Bargaintown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
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• Steelmanville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
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• Somers Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
• Ocean City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
• Atlantic City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
• Absecon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
• Beesleys Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Beesleys Point is located in Cape May County
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• Scullville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Scullville is located in Atlantic County
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• Marmora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Marmora is located in Cape May County
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• English Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • English Creek is located in Atlantic County
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• Pomona
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pomona is located in Atlantic County
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• Brigantine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
• Oceanville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
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• Palermo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Palermo is located in Cape May County
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• McKee City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
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• Leeds Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Leeds Point is located in Atlantic County
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• Petersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Petersburg is located in Cape May County
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• Tuckahoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
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• Seaville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Seaville is located in Cape May County
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• Germania
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Germania is located in Atlantic County
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• Cologne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cologne is located in Atlantic County
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• Port Republic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
• Estellville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Estellville is located in Atlantic County
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