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

• Hazlet
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hazlet is also located in Monmouth County
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• Freneau
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Freneau is also located in Monmouth County
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• Cliffwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cliffwood is also located in Monmouth County
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• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is also located in Monmouth County
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• Morganville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Morganville is also located in Monmouth County
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• Middletown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Middletown is also located in Monmouth County
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• New Monmouth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Monmouth is also located in Monmouth County
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• Port Monmouth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Port Monmouth is also located in Monmouth County
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• Wickatunk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wickatunk is also located in Monmouth County
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• Holmdel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holmdel is also located in Monmouth County
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• Belford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Belford is also located in Monmouth County
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• Morgan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan is located in Middlesex County
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• Bradevelt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradevelt is also located in Monmouth County
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• Richmond Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Richmond Valley is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• Chapel Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chapel Hill is also located in Monmouth County
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• Tottenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• South Amboy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Ernston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ernston is located in Middlesex County
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• Huguenot
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Huguenot is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• Pleasant Plains
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• Marlboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Marlboro is also located in Monmouth County
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• Vanderburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Vanderburg is also located in Monmouth County
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• Lincroft
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincroft is also located in Monmouth County
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• Leonardville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Leonardville is also located in Monmouth County
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• Princes Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Princes Bay is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• Perth Amboy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Seaside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Seaside is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• Sayreville Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
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