RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New Jersey >> Cape May County >> Ocean City >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
New Jersey

The Commemorative Quarter for New Jersey





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 Ocean City had a population of 452 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ocean City had a population of 10,902 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ocean City, with the one closest to Ocean City listed first.

  • Marmora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmora
    • Marmora is located in Cape May County
  • Steelmanville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steelmanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmanville
    • Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
  • Somers Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
    • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
  • Beesleys Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beesleys Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesleys Point
    • Beesleys Point is located in Cape May County
  • Linwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Palermo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Palermo is located in Cape May County
  • Bargaintown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Scullville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scullville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville
    • Scullville is located in Atlantic County
  • Ventnor City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventnor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
    • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
  • English Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
    • English Creek is located in Atlantic County
  • Petersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Cape May County
  • Seaville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
    • Seaville is located in Cape May County
  • Pleasantville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tuckahoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ocean View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sea Isle City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlantic City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • South Seaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Seaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seaville
    • South Seaville is located in Cape May County
  • Absecon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Townsends Inlet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsends Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsends Inlet
    • Townsends Inlet is located in Cape May County
  • McKee City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKee City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
    • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
  • Estellville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clermont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Ocean City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cape May County: www.co.cape-may.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 Ocean City, 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.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 10 Aug 2025