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

• Millington
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Millington is located in Morris County
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• Stirling
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stirling is located in Morris County
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• Lyons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lyons is located in Somerset County
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• Gillette
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gillette is located in Morris County
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• Basking Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Basking Ridge is located in Somerset County
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• New Vernon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Vernon is located in Morris County
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• Long Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Long Hill is located in Morris County
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• Green Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
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• Liberty Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
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• Berkeley Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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• Warrenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Warrenville is located in Somerset County
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• Murray Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Murray Hill is located in Union County
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• Mine Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mine Brook is located in Somerset County
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• Plainfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Netherwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Netherwood is located in Union County
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• Scotch Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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• Morristown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Martinsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinsville is located in Somerset County
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• Summit
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Summit is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Brookside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookside is located in Morris County
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• Afton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Afton is located in Morris County
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• Bedminster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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• Pluckemin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pluckemin is located in Somerset County
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• New Market
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Market is located in Middlesex County
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• Westfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Westfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Peapack
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Peapack is located in Somerset County
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