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

• Stelton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Stelton is located in Middlesex County
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• Robinvale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Robinvale is located in Middlesex County
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• Menlo Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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• New Market
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Market is located in Middlesex County
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• New Brunswick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Fords
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fords is located in Middlesex County
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• Iselin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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• Voorhees
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Voorhees is located in Somerset County
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• Plainfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Clyde
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde is located in Somerset County
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• Sayreville Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
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• Crossmans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossmans is located in Middlesex County
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• Woodbridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Avenel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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• Netherwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Netherwood is located in Union County
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• Warrenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Warrenville is located in Somerset County
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• Middlebush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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• Ernston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ernston is located in Middlesex County
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• South Amboy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Perth Amboy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Maurer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maurer is located in Middlesex County
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• Boynton Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
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• Sewaren
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
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• Port Reading
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
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• Edgar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Edgar is located in Middlesex County
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• Perth Amboy Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Perth Amboy Junction is located in Union County
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• Rahway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rahway is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Scotch Plains
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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• Bound Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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