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 Westfield had a population of 1,396 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Westfield had a population of 29,238 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Cranford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scotch Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Netherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Netherwood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
- Murray Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murray Hill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Hill
- Plainfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rahway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Berkeley Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perth Amboy Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Menlo Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
- Iselin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iselin
- Avenel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Short Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Short Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
- Gillette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gillette is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillette
- Woodbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Edgar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Reading
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tremley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Bayway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bayway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayway
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Stirling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stirling is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirling
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 Westfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |