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

• New Brunswick
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Stelton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stelton is located in Middlesex County
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• Voorhees
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Voorhees is located in Somerset County
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• Sayreville Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
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• Clyde
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clyde is located in Somerset County
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• Old Bridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Crossmans
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crossmans is located in Middlesex County
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• Robinvale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinvale is located in Middlesex County
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• Middlebush
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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• Franklin Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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• New Market
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Market is located in Middlesex County
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• Ernston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ernston is located in Middlesex County
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• Fords
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fords is located in Middlesex County
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• Menlo Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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• Deans
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Deans is located in Middlesex County
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• South Amboy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Perth Amboy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Iselin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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• Morgan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Morgan is located in Middlesex County
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• Maurer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Maurer is located in Middlesex County
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• Woodbridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Bound Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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• East Millstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • East Millstone is located in Somerset County
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• Blackwells Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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• Plainfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Dayton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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• Jamesburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
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• Warrenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Warrenville is located in Somerset County
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• Tottenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• Boynton Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
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• Sewaren
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
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• Port Reading
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
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• Edgar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgar is located in Middlesex County
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• Avenel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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• Netherwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Netherwood is located in Union County
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• Finderne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Finderne is located in Somerset County
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• Weston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Weston is located in Somerset County
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