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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>
While we didn't find Preakness in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Preakness. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Preakness listed first.
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Wayne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Singac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Singac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
- Singac is located in Passaic County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Singac
- From Preakness to Singac
- Paterson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pequannock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Little Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Passaic County
- Pompton Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
- Montclair Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Richfield is located in Passaic County
- Athenia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lake View is located in Passaic County
- Ridgewood Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Pompton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompton
- Pompton is located in Passaic County
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Essex County
- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Verona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Verona is located in Essex County
- Upper Montclair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Passaic Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Passaic Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic Junction
- Passaic Junction is located in Bergen County
- Warren Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wortendyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyckoff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Pompton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompton Junction
- Pompton Junction is located in Passaic County
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 Preakness, 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. |
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