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

• Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Landing is located in Morris County
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• Port Morris
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Port Morris is located in Morris County
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• Succasunna
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Succasunna is located in Morris County
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• Kenvil
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kenvil is located in Morris County
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• Budd Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Budd Lake is located in Morris County
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• Flanders
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Flanders is located in Morris County
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• Mount Olive
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Olive is located in Morris County
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• Mine Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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• Lake Hopatcong
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Hopatcong is located in Morris County
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• Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
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  • Waterloo Village has also been known as:
  • Waterloo
• Bartley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bartley is located in Morris County
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• Ironia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ironia is located in Morris County
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• Dover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Mount Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Hope is located in Morris County
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• Woodport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodport is located in Morris County
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• Drakestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Drakestown is located in Morris County
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• Mount Freedom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
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• Weldon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Weldon is located in Morris County
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• Huntsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntsville is located in Sussex County
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• Allamuchy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Allamuchy is located in Warren County
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• Hackettstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
• Naughright
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Naughright is located in Morris County
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• Brookside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookside is located in Morris County
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• Tranquility
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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• Hacklebarney
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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• Denville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Denville is located in Morris County
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• Hibernia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hibernia is located in Morris County
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• Sparta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sparta is located in Sussex County
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• Long Bridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Long Bridge is located in Warren County
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