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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 Sharptown had a population of 261 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sharptown, with the one closest to Sharptown listed first.

  • Point Airy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
    • Point Airy is located in Salem County
  • Auburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Salem County
  • Fenwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
    • Fenwick is located in Salem County
  • Mowers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
    • Mowers is located in Salem County
  • Riddleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
    • Riddleton is located in Salem County
  • Oakland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Salem County
  • Yorktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Yorktown is located in Salem County
  • Acton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Acton is located in Salem County
  • Penton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Penton is located in Salem County
  • Paulding
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
    • Paulding is located in Salem County
  • Harrisonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
    • Harrisonville is located in Gloucester County
  • Alloway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
    • Alloway is located in Salem County
  • Daretown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daretown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daretown
    • Daretown is located in Salem County
  • Perkintown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkintown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkintown
    • Perkintown is located in Salem County
  • Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Salem County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
  • Quinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Quinton is located in Salem County
  • Aldine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aldine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
    • Aldine is located in Salem County
  • Whig Lane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whig Lane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
    • Whig Lane is located in Salem County
  • Pedricktown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedricktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedricktown
    • Pedricktown is located in Salem County
  • Friesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
    • Friesburg is located in Salem County
  • Shirley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shirley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Salem County
  • Ferrell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
    • Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
  • Rulon Road
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulon Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulon Road
    • Rulon Road is located in Gloucester County
  • Pennsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
    • Pennsville is located in Salem County
  • Prospect
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Gloucester County
  • Mullica Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
    • Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
  • Tomlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlin
    • Tomlin is located in Gloucester County
  • Asbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Asbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Edgemoor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemoor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemoor
    • Edgemoor is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemoor <4>

The official website for Salem County: www.salemco.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

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 Sharptown, 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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