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

• Schalks
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Schalks is located in Middlesex County
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• Plainsboro
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
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• Princeton Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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• Dutch Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
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• Kingston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kingston is located in Middlesex County
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• Cranbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
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• Edinburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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• Dayton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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• Windsor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Windsor is located in Mercer County
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• Cranbury Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
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• Prospect Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Prospect Plains is located in Middlesex County
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• Deans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deans is located in Middlesex County
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• Lawrenceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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• Hamilton Square
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton Square is located in Mercer County
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• Etra
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Etra is located in Mercer County
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• Blawenburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Blawenburg is located in Somerset County
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• Griggstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Griggstown is located in Somerset County
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• Mercerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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• Robbinsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
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• New Sharon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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• Harlingen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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• Jamesburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
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• Franklin Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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• Skillman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Skillman is located in Somerset County
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• Stoutsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoutsburg is located in Mercer County
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• Mount Rose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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