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 Plainfield had a population of 11,267 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Plainfield had a population of 50,011 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Plainfield, with the one closest to Plainfield listed first.
- Netherwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Netherwood is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in Middlesex County
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- Berkeley Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gillette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gillette is located in Morris County
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- Warrenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warrenville is located in Somerset County
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- Menlo Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Iselin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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- Murray Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murray Hill is located in Union County
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- Stirling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stirling is located in Morris County
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- Robinvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinvale is located in Middlesex County
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- Rahway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cranford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Long Hill is located in Morris County
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- Millington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millington is located in Morris County
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- Bound Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
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- Avenel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Perth Amboy Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Somerset County
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- Green Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Fords
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
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- Woodbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
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- Edgar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Somerset County
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- Liberty Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
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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 Plainfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |