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 in 1895, Pompton Junction had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pompton Junction, with the one closest to Pompton Junction listed first.
- Pompton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Pompton Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompton Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompton Plains
- Pompton Plains is located in Morris County
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Pequannock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequannock
- Pequannock is located in Morris County
- Smiths Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mills
- Smiths Mills is located in Passaic County
- Brook Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Valley
- Brook Valley is located in Morris County
- Crystal Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Passaic County
- Wyckoff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
- Erskine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Echo Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Wortendyke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
- Upper Macopin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Macopin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Macopin
- Upper Macopin is located in Passaic County
- Newfoundland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
- Boonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
- Boonton is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Singac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Monks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - West Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
- Paterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Ridgewood Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Junction
- Ridgewood Junction is located in Bergen County
- Ridgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Hewitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Green Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Morris County
- Marcella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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 Pompton Junction, 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. |