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 Samptown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Samptown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Samptown listed first.
- New Market
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Market is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Plainfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Netherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Netherwood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
- Stelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelton
- Robinvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robinvale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinvale
- Warrenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
- Menlo Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
- Iselin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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- Scotch Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Gillette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gillette is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillette
- New Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Bound Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middlebush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Voorhees
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Voorhees is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhees
- Fords
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
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- Woodbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
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- Avenel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Perth Amboy Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rahway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stirling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stirling is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirling
- Finderne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Samptown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |