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

• Bennetts Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
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• Southard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Southard is located in Monmouth County
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• Ardena
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ardena is located in Monmouth County
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• Lakewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakewood is located in Ocean County
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• Van Hiseville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
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• Lower Squankum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
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• Squankum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Squankum is located in Monmouth County
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• Whitesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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• West Freehold
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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• Allaire Village ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
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  • Allaire Village has also been known as:
  • Allaire
• Smithburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithburg is located in Monmouth County
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• Cassville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassville is located in Ocean County
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• Ely
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ely is located in Monmouth County
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• Freehold
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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• Herbertsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
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• Allenwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
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• East Freehold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • East Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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• Tennent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tennent is located in Monmouth County
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• Glendola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Glendola is located in Monmouth County
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• Hamilton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton is located in Monmouth County
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• Clarksburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County
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• New Bedford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • New Bedford is located in Monmouth County
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• Colts Neck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
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• Marlboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
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• Manalapan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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• Perrineville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Perrineville is located in Monmouth County
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