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

  • Manalapan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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  • Tennent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tennent is located in Monmouth County
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  • Jamesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
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  • Prospect Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Prospect Plains is located in Middlesex County
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  • Perrineville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Perrineville is located in Monmouth County
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  • Cranbury Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
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  • Ely
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ely is located in Monmouth County
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  • Smithburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Smithburg is located in Monmouth County
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  • West Freehold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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  • Freehold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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  • Cranbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
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  • Etra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Etra is located in Mercer County
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  • East Freehold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • East Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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  • Marlboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
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  • Bradevelt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
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  • Wickatunk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wickatunk is located in Monmouth County
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  • Old Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
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  • Clarksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County
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  • Morganville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Morganville is located in Monmouth County
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  • Dayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Deans
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Deans is located in Middlesex County
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  • Sharon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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  • Red Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
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  • Ardena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ardena is located in Monmouth County
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  • Vanderburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Vanderburg is located in Monmouth County
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  • Holmdel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Holmdel is located in Monmouth County
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  • Mount Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
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  • Freneau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Freneau is located in Monmouth County
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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 Tracy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.