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

• Dover
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Mine Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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• Mount Freedom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
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• Kenvil
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenvil is located in Morris County
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• Ironia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ironia is located in Morris County
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• Succasunna
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Succasunna is located in Morris County
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• Brookside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brookside is located in Morris County
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• Mount Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Hope is located in Morris County
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• Tabor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tabor is located in Morris County
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• Denville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Denville is located in Morris County
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• Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Landing is located in Morris County
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• Flanders
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Flanders is located in Morris County
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• Lake Hopatcong
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake Hopatcong is located in Morris County
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• Morristown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
• Littleton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Littleton is located in Morris County
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• Port Morris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Morris is located in Morris County
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• Bartley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bartley is located in Morris County
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• Parsippany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Parsippany is located in Morris County
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• Hibernia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hibernia is located in Morris County
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• Woodport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Woodport is located in Morris County
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• Whippany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Whippany is located in Morris County
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• Weldon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Weldon is located in Morris County
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• Budd Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Budd Lake is located in Morris County
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• Mount Olive
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mount Olive is located in Morris County
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• Naughright
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Naughright is located in Morris County
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• New Vernon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Vernon is located in Morris County
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• Troy Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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• Boonton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Boonton is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
• Marcella
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marcella is located in Morris County
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• Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
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  • Waterloo Village has also been known as:
  • Waterloo