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 Oak Island Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Island Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Island Junction listed first.
- Harrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Newark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Bayonne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elizabethport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethport
- Elizabethport is located in Union County
- Bergen Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergen Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Point
- Bergen Point is located in Hudson County
- Communipaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communipaw
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
- Bergen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - East Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
- East Orange is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Irvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Elmora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Mariners Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Harbor
- Mariners Harbor is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Elm Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Port Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- West New Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Brighton
- West New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- New Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Saint George
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint George is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jersey City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Essex County
- Bayway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County
- Stapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Tompkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Hoboken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Kingsland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Lyndhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Essex County
- South Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orange
- South Orange is located in Essex County
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Union County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
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 Oak Island Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |