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

• Mount Freedom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
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• Brookside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookside is located in Morris County
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• Dover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Littleton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Littleton is located in Morris County
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• Tabor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabor is located in Morris County
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• Mine Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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• Morristown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Denville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Denville is located in Morris County
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• Ironia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ironia is located in Morris County
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• Parsippany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Parsippany is located in Morris County
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• Mount Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope is located in Morris County
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• Kenvil
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenvil is located in Morris County
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• Whippany
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Whippany is located in Morris County
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• Succasunna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Succasunna is located in Morris County
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• New Vernon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Vernon is located in Morris County
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• Troy Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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• Boonton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boonton is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
• Hibernia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hibernia is located in Morris County
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• Green Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
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• Afton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Afton is located in Morris County
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• Lake Hopatcong
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Hopatcong is located in Morris County
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• Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Landing is located in Morris County
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• Port Morris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Morris is located in Morris County
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• Flanders
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Flanders is located in Morris County
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• Basking Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Basking Ridge is located in Somerset County
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• Hanover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hanover is located in Morris County
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• Hanover Neck
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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• Montville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Montville is located in Morris County
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• Bartley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bartley is located in Morris County
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