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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, West Orange had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Orange
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pleasantdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
    • Pleasantdale is located in Essex County
  • Verona
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Essex County
  • East Orange
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Montclair
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • South Orange
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brookdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Brookdale is located in Essex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brookdale
    • From West Orange to Brookdale
  • Upper Montclair
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Caldwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
  • Livingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Irvington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Essex County
  • Belleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Avondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Avondale is located in Essex County
  • Nutley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
    • Nutley is located in Essex County
  • Montclair Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Essex County
  • Short Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
    • Short Hills is located in Essex County
  • Maplewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Newark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Hudson County
  • Clifton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Richfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Passaic County
  • Little Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.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 West Orange, 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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