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

• Oceanville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
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• Leeds Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Leeds Point is located in Atlantic County
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• Port Republic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
• Absecon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
• Pomona
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pomona is located in Atlantic County
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• New Gretna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Gretna is located in Burlington County
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• Brigantine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
• Germania
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Germania is located in Atlantic County
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• Wading River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wading River is located in Burlington County
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• Pleasantville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
• Lower Bank
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
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• Cologne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cologne is located in Atlantic County
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• Atlantic City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
• Egg Harbor City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• McKee City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
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• Ventnor City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
• Green Bank
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
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• Bargaintown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
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• Linwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
• West Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Creek is located in Ocean County
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• Steelmanville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
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• North Beach Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
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• Mays Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
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• Scullville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Scullville is located in Atlantic County
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• Somers Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
• Washington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington is located in Burlington County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
• Batsto Village ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
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  • Batsto Village has also been known as:
  • Batsto
• Pleasant Mills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
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• Elwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Elwood is located in Atlantic County
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