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

• Stelton
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stelton is located in Middlesex County
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• Fords
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fords is located in Middlesex County
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• Robinvale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Robinvale is located in Middlesex County
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• Sayreville Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
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• Crossmans
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossmans 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 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
• Ernston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ernston is located in Middlesex County
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• South Amboy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Iselin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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• Perth Amboy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Maurer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maurer is located in Middlesex County
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• Woodbridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Voorhees
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Voorhees is located in Somerset County
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• Old Bridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Morgan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morgan is located in Middlesex County
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• Tottenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• Sewaren
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
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• Boynton Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
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• Port Reading
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
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• Edgar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgar is located in Middlesex County
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• Avenel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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• New Market
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Market is located in Middlesex County
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• Clyde
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Clyde is located in Somerset County
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• Plainfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Richmond Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Richmond Valley is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• Pleasant Plains
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
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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