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

• Shrewsbury
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
• Pine Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pine Brook is located in Monmouth County
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• Lincroft
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincroft is located in Monmouth County
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• Scobeyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Scobeyville is located in Monmouth County
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• Wayside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wayside is located in Monmouth County
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• Long Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Branchport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Branchport is located in Monmouth County
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• Colts Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
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• Middletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Middletown is located in Monmouth County
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• Elberon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elberon is located in Monmouth County
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• West End
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West End is located in Monmouth County
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• North Long Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
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• Oceanic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oceanic is located in Monmouth County
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• Chapel Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County
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• Holmdel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Holmdel is located in Monmouth County
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• Vanderburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Vanderburg is located in Monmouth County
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• Galilee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Galilee is located in Monmouth County
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• Low Moor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Low Moor is located in Monmouth County
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• Navesink
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Navesink is located in Monmouth County
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• Leonardville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Leonardville is located in Monmouth County
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• New Monmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
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• Belford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Belford is located in Monmouth County
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• Hamilton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton is located in Monmouth County
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• Asbury Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• Normandie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Normandie is located in Monmouth County
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• Navesink Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Navesink Beach is located in Monmouth County
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• Port Monmouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
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