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

• Anglesea
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Anglesea is located in Cape May County
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• Wildwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Cape May County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
• Grassy Sound
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
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• Burleigh
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Burleigh is located in Cape May County
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• Rio Grande
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
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  • Former name for Rio Grande:
  • Crandol Town
  • Rio Grande has also been known as:
  • Hildreth
  • Leamings
• Bennett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bennett is located in Cape May County
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• Cape May Court House
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
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• Cold Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Spring is located in Cape May County
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• Green Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Creek is located in Cape May County
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• Cape May
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cape May is located in Cape May County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
• Dias Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dias Creek is located in Cape May County
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• Fishing Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fishing Creek is located in Cape May County
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• Swain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Swain is located in Cape May County
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• Goshen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Goshen is located in Cape May County
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• Townsends Inlet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Townsends Inlet is located in Cape May County
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• Clermont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Clermont is located in Cape May County
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• Sea Isle City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
• South Dennis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • South Dennis is located in Cape May County
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• Ocean View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
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• South Seaville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • South Seaville is located in Cape May County
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• Dennisville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
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• Seaville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Seaville is located in Cape May County
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• Mount Pleasant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
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• Delmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Delmont is located in Cumberland County
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• Palermo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Palermo is located in Cape May County
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• Petersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Petersburg is located in Cape May County
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