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 Newark had a population of 181,830 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newark had a population of 282,520 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Harrison
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elizabethport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elizabethport is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethport
- Bayonne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Communipaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bergen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Kingsland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Lyndhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
- Avondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Nutley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montclair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mariners Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mariners Harbor is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Harbor
- Bergen Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bergen Point is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Point
- Jersey City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasantdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantdale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Millburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Newark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |