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 Shrewsbury had a population of 276 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shrewsbury had a population of 4,040 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Pine Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Brook
- Pine Brook is located in Monmouth County
- Long Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Long Branch
From Shrewsbury to Long Branch
- Branchport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchport
- Branchport is located in Monmouth County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Branchport
From Shrewsbury to Branchport
- Lincroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Scobeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scobeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobeyville
- Scobeyville is located in Monmouth County
- West End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - North Long Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Long Branch
- North Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Galilee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galilee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Galilee is located in Monmouth County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Galilee
From Shrewsbury to Galilee
- Low Moor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Oceanic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Chapel Hill
From Shrewsbury to Chapel Hill
- Wayside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Elberon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Normandie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Monmouth County
- Navesink
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navesink. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navesink
- Navesink is located in Monmouth County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Navesink
From Shrewsbury to Navesink
- Leonardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Leonardville is located in Monmouth County
- Belford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Colts Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
- Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Colts Neck
From Shrewsbury to Colts Neck
- New Monmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Monmouth
- New Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to New Monmouth
From Shrewsbury to New Monmouth
- Navesink Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navesink Beach
- Navesink Beach is located in Monmouth County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Navesink Beach
From Shrewsbury to Navesink Beach
- Holmdel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Vanderburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Vanderburg is located in Monmouth County
- Port Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Monmouth
- Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
- Asbury Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Asbury Park
From Shrewsbury to Asbury Park
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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 Shrewsbury, 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. |