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 South Orange had a population of 3,106 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Orange, with the one closest to South Orange listed first.
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Short Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Short Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
- Pleasantdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasantdale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Newark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Verona
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Cranford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nutley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montclair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 South Orange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |