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

• Waretown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Waretown is located in Ocean County
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• Beach View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beach View is located in Ocean County
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• Forked River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forked River is located in Ocean County
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• Manahawkin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
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• Cedar Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Run is located in Ocean County
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• Staffordville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
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• Mayetta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
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• Davenport ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Davenport is located in Ocean County
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• Long Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Beach is located in Ocean County
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• Bayville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayville is located in Ocean County
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• Wheatland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheatland is located in Ocean County
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• West Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • West Creek is located in Ocean County
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• Toms River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Toms River is located in Ocean County
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• Woodmansie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodmansie is located in Burlington County
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• Whiting
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Whiting is located in Ocean County
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• Buckingham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckingham is located in Ocean County
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• North Beach Haven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
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• Wading River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wading River is located in Burlington County
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• New Gretna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Gretna is located in Burlington County
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• Silverton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Silverton is located in Ocean County
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• Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington is located in Burlington County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
• Chadwick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chadwick is located in Ocean County
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• Whitesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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• Lower Bank
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
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• Osbornsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
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• Browns Mills Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Browns Mills Junction is located in Burlington County
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