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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, Port Reading had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Boynton Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sewaren
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
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  • Edgar
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodbridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
  • Avenel
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Maurer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Maurer is located in Middlesex County
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  • Rossville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rossville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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  • Perth Amboy Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Perth Amboy Junction is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy Junction
  • Fords
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fords is located in Middlesex County
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  • Perth Amboy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tottenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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  • Richmond Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmond Valley is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Valley
  • Pleasant Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
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  • Rahway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tremley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tremley is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
  • Iselin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Iselin is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iselin
  • Menlo Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
  • Robinvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Robinvale is located in Middlesex County
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  • Princes Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Princes Bay is located in Richmond County (NY)
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  • Huguenot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Huguenot is located in Richmond County (NY)
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  • Seaside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaside is located in Richmond County (NY)
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  • Annadale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenridge is located in Richmond County (NY)
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  • Linden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • South Amboy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Woods of Arden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Woods of Arden is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods of Arden
  • Eltingville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Eltingville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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  • Great Kills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bayway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayway is located in Union 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 Port Reading, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.