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 Rio Grande had a population of 253 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rio Grande, with the one closest to Rio Grande listed first.
- Bennett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Green Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burleigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burleigh is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleigh
- Fishing Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fishing Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
- Grassy Sound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
- Anglesea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cape May
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cape May Court House
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dias Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dias Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dias Creek
- Swain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Townsends Inlet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Townsends Inlet is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsends Inlet
- Clermont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Dennis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dennisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sea Isle City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Seaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Seaville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seaville
- Delmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Heislerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heislerville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heislerville
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maurice River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maurice River is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice River
- Seaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seaville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
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 Rio Grande, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |