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 Oceanic had a population of 689 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Normandie
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Normandie is located in Monmouth County
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• Low Moor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Low Moor is located in Monmouth County
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• Navesink Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Navesink Beach is located in Monmouth County
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• Leonardville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Leonardville is located in Monmouth County
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• Navesink
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Navesink is located in Monmouth County
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• Galilee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Galilee is located in Monmouth County
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• Chapel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County
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• Shrewsbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
• Branchport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Branchport is located in Monmouth County
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• North Long Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
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• Long Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Belford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Belford is located in Monmouth County
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• Port Monmouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
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• New Monmouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
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• Middletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Middletown is located in Monmouth County
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• Lincroft
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincroft is located in Monmouth County
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• West End
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • West End is located in Monmouth County
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• Elberon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elberon is located in Monmouth County
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• Scobeyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Scobeyville is located in Monmouth County
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• Pine Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Brook is located in Monmouth County
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• Wayside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wayside is located in Monmouth County
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• Holmdel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Holmdel is located in Monmouth County
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• Hazlet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hazlet is located in Monmouth County
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• Vanderburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Vanderburg is located in Monmouth County
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• Colts Neck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
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• Asbury Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
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