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) - Crossmans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Menlo Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
- Perth Amboy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- Maurer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Woodbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
- Robinvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - South Amboy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Tottenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tottenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Iselin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Sewaren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Boynton Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Beach
- Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
- Edgar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Sayreville Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayreville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayreville Junction
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Ernston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Morgan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Richmond Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Valley
- Richmond Valley is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Port Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Reading
- Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Avenel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
- Stelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Perth Amboy Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy Junction
- Perth Amboy Junction is located in Union County
- Princes Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Bay
- Princes Bay is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Huguenot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Rahway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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 Sand Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |