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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wading River had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wading River, with the one closest to Wading River listed first.

  • Lower Bank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bank
    • Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
  • New Gretna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Port Republic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Washington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
  • Egg Harbor City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Batsto Village ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
    • Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
  • Germania
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
    • Germania is located in Atlantic County
  • Leeds Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Point
    • Leeds Point is located in Atlantic County
  • Cologne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
    • Cologne is located in Atlantic County
  • Pomona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Oceanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
  • West Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Nesco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nesco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
    • Nesco is located in Atlantic County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nesco
    • From Wading River to Nesco
  • Staffordville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Elwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Atlantic County
  • Mayetta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
    • Cedar Run is located in Ocean County
  • McKee City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKee City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
    • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
  • Absecon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Manahawkin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manahawkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
    • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
  • North Beach Haven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Atsion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Da Costa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Da Costa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
    • Da Costa is located in Atlantic 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 Wading River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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