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

• Brookside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Brookside is located in Morris County
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• Morristown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Mount Freedom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
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• New Vernon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Vernon is located in Morris County
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• Littleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton is located in Morris County
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• Dover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Green Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
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• Whippany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Whippany is located in Morris County
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• Tabor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabor is located in Morris County
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• Ironia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ironia is located in Morris County
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• Basking Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Basking Ridge is located in Somerset County
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• Parsippany
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parsippany is located in Morris County
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• Denville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Denville is located in Morris County
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• Mine Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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• Afton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Afton is located in Morris County
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• Troy Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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• Kenvil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenvil is located in Morris County
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• Succasunna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Succasunna is located in Morris County
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• Mine Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mine Brook is located in Somerset County
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• Lyons
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lyons is located in Somerset County
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• Millington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Millington is located in Morris County
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• Long Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Hill is located in Morris County
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• Hanover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hanover is located in Morris County
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• Mount Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope is located in Morris County
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• Gladstone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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• Peapack
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Peapack is located in Somerset County
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• Stirling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Stirling is located in Morris County
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• Gillette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gillette is located in Morris County
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• Hanover Neck
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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• Boonton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Boonton is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
• Hibernia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hibernia is located in Morris County
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• Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Landing is located in Morris County
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• Flanders
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Flanders is located in Morris County
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