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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Murphy had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Murphy, with the one closest to Murphy listed first.

• Rosedale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Atlantic County
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• Hammonton
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Elm
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Elm is located in Camden County
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• Winslow Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Winslow Junction is located in Camden County
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• Winslow
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Winslow is located in Camden County
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• Ancora
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ancora is located in Camden County
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• Barnard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnard is located in Atlantic County
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• Blue Anchor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Anchor is located in Camden County
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• Waterford Works
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Waterford Works is located in Camden County
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  • Waterford Works has also been known as:
  • Waterford
• Da Costa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
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• Braddock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Braddock is located in Camden County
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• Parkdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkdale is located in Camden County
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• Cedar Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Brook is located in Camden County
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• Cedar Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County
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• Cecil
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cecil is located in Gloucester County
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• Nesco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Nesco is located in Atlantic County
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• Florence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence is located in Camden County
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• Jackson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jackson is located in Camden County
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• Atco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Atco is located in Camden County
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• Elwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elwood is located in Atlantic County
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• Atsion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Atsion is located in Burlington County
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• Williamstown Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamstown Junction is located in Camden County
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• Andrews
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Andrews is located in Camden County
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• Sicklerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sicklerville is located in Camden County
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• Williamstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
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