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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>

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 also located in Morris County
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  • Brookside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookside is also located in Morris County
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  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover is also 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 also located in Morris County
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  • Tabor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabor is also located in Morris County
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  • Mine Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mine Hill is also located in Morris County
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  • Morristown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morristown is also 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 also located in Morris County
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  • Ironia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ironia is also located in Morris County
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  • Parsippany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Parsippany is also located in Morris County
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  • Mount Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Hope is also located in Morris County
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  • Kenvil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenvil is also located in Morris County
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  • Whippany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Whippany is also located in Morris County
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  • Succasunna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Succasunna is also located in Morris County
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  • New Vernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • New Vernon is also located in Morris County
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  • Troy Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Troy Hills is also located in Morris County
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  • Boonton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Boonton is also 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 also located in Morris County
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  • Green Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Village is also located in Morris County
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  • Afton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Afton is also located in Morris County
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  • Lake Hopatcong
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Hopatcong is also located in Morris County
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  • Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Landing is also located in Morris County
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  • Port Morris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Morris is also located in Morris County
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  • Flanders
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Flanders is also 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 also located in Morris County
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  • Hanover Neck
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hanover Neck is also located in Morris County
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  • Montville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Montville is also located in Morris County
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  • Bartley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bartley is also located in Morris County
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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 Shongum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.