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

• Voorhees
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Voorhees is located in Somerset County
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• Deans
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deans is located in Middlesex County
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• New Brunswick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Clyde
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clyde is located in Somerset County
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• Franklin Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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• Middlebush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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• Dayton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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• Old Bridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Blackwells Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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• Jamesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
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• Stelton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stelton is located in Middlesex County
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• Sayreville Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
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• East Millstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • East Millstone is located in Somerset County
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• Griggstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Griggstown is located in Somerset County
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• Kingston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston is located in Middlesex County
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• Prospect Plains
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Prospect Plains is located in Middlesex County
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• Ernston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ernston is located in Middlesex County
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• Crossmans
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Crossmans is located in Middlesex County
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• Weston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Weston is located in Somerset County
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• Hillsborough
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hillsborough is located in Somerset County
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• Schalks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Schalks is located in Middlesex County
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• Plainsboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
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• Cranbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
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• Cranbury Station
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
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• Bound Brook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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• Robinvale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinvale is located in Middlesex County
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• New Market
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • New Market is located in Middlesex County
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