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

• Fords
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fords is located in Middlesex County
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• Crossmans
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crossmans is located in Middlesex County
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• Menlo Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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• Perth Amboy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Maurer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maurer is located in Middlesex County
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• Woodbridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Robinvale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinvale is located in Middlesex County
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• South Amboy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Tottenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• Iselin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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• Sewaren
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
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• Boynton Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
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• Edgar
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgar is located in Middlesex County
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• Sayreville Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
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• Ernston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ernston is located in Middlesex County
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• Morgan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Morgan is located in Middlesex County
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• Richmond Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Richmond Valley is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• Port Reading
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
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• Avenel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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• Stelton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stelton is located in Middlesex County
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• Pleasant Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• Rossville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rossville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• Perth Amboy Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Perth Amboy Junction is located in Union County
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• Rahway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rahway is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Princes Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Princes Bay is located in Richmond County (NY)
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• Huguenot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Huguenot is located in Richmond County (NY)
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