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

• Estellville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Estellville is located in Atlantic County
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• Mays Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
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• McKee City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
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• English Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • English Creek is located in Atlantic County
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• Scullville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Scullville is located in Atlantic County
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• Bargaintown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
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• Weymouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
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• Cologne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cologne is located in Atlantic County
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• Somers Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
• Steelmanville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
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• Linwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
• Germania
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Germania is located in Atlantic County
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• Doughty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Doughty is located in Atlantic County
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• Tuckahoe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
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• Pomona
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pomona is located in Atlantic County
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• Marmora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Marmora is located in Cape May County
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• Beesleys Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Beesleys Point is located in Cape May County
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• Pleasantville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
• Egg Harbor City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Richland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland is located in Atlantic County
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• Petersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Petersburg is located in Cape May County
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• Ocean City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
• Absecon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
• Elwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elwood is located in Atlantic County
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• Palermo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Palermo is located in Cape May County
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