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

• Livingston
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Livingston is located in Essex County
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• Hanover
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hanover is located in Morris County
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• Hanover Neck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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• Afton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Afton is located in Morris County
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• Short Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Short Hills is located in Essex County
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• Pleasantdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasantdale is located in Essex County
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• Caldwell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Caldwell is located in Essex County
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• Franklin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin is located in Essex County
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• Troy Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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• Pine Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Brook is located in Morris County
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• Whippany
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Whippany is located in Morris County
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• Summit
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Summit is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Springfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Springfield is located in Union County
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• Millburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Millburn is located in Essex County
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• Maplewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Essex County
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• South Orange
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Orange is located in Essex County
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• Orange
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Orange is located in Essex County
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• West Orange
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • West Orange is located in Essex County
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• Verona
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Verona is located in Essex County
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• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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• Fairfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairfield is located in Essex County
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• Parsippany
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Parsippany is located in Morris County
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• Green Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
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• Long Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Hill is located in Morris County
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• Murray Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Murray Hill is located in Union County
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• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union is located in Union County
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• Irvington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Irvington is located in Essex County
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• East Orange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• Montclair
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Montclair is located in Essex County
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• Upper Montclair
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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• Littleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Littleton is located in Morris County
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• Morristown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover