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 Wantage in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wantage. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wantage listed first.
- Quarryville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in Sussex County
- Papakating
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papakating have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papakating
- Papakating is located in Sussex County
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <3>
- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Martins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - McAfee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - DeKays
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
- Pine Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- Wilcox
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Colesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Colesville is located in Sussex County
- Libertyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County
- Westtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westtown
- Westtown is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westtown <3>
- Beemerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beemerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemerville
- Beemerville is located in Sussex County
- Roys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Beaver Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
- Hardistonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardistonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
- New Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- New Milford is located in Orange County (NY)
- Edenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Pellettown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellettown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County
- Johnson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Johnson is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <3>
- Wykertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County
- Armstrong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Warwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Orange County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <3>
- Big Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Big Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- South Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Centerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- South Centerville is located in Orange County (NY)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
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 Wantage, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |