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

• Murray Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Murray Hill is located in Union County
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• Long Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Long Hill is located in Morris County
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• Berkeley Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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• Summit
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Summit is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Gillette
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gillette is located in Morris County
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• Scotch Plains
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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• Green Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
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• Westfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Westfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Afton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Afton is located in Morris County
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• Stirling
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stirling is located in Morris County
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• Netherwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Netherwood is located in Union County
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• Millburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Millburn is located in Essex County
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• Springfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Springfield is located in Union County
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• Short Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Short Hills is located in Essex County
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• New Vernon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Vernon is located in Morris County
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• Millington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Millington is located in Morris County
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• Plainfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Cranford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cranford is located in Union County
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• Hanover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hanover is located in Morris County
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• Lyons
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lyons is located in Somerset County
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• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Union is located in Union County
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• Maplewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood is located in Essex County
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• Livingston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston is located in Essex County
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• Morristown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Whippany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Whippany is located in Morris County
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• Basking Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Basking Ridge is located in Somerset County
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