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

• Swain
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Swain is located in Cape May County
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• Clermont
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clermont is located in Cape May County
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• Townsends Inlet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Townsends Inlet is located in Cape May County
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• Ocean View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
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• South Seaville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • South Seaville is located in Cape May County
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• South Dennis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Dennis is located in Cape May County
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• Cape May Court House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
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• Sea Isle City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
• Dennisville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
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• Goshen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Goshen is located in Cape May County
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• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
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• Dias Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dias Creek is located in Cape May County
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• Seaville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seaville is located in Cape May County
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• Burleigh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burleigh is located in Cape May County
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• Anglesea
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Anglesea is located in Cape May County
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• Green Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Creek is located in Cape May County
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• Grassy Sound
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
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• Petersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Petersburg is located in Cape May County
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• Rio Grande
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
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  • Former name for Rio Grande:
  • Crandol Town
  • Rio Grande has also been known as:
  • Hildreth
  • Leamings
• Palermo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Palermo is located in Cape May County
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• Wildwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Cape May County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
• Delmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Delmont is located in Cumberland County
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• Fishing Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fishing Creek is located in Cape May County
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• Marmora
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marmora is located in Cape May County
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• Tuckahoe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
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