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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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
    • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
  • Summit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Netherwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Netherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
    • Netherwood is located in Union County
  • Murray Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Hill
    • Murray Hill is located in Union County
  • Plainfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Millburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Springfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Union County
  • Perth Amboy Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy Junction
    • Perth Amboy Junction is located in Union County
  • Rahway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rahway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
    • Rahway is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
    • Long Hill is located in Morris County
  • Berkeley Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
    • Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
  • Menlo Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
    • Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
  • Iselin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iselin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iselin
    • Iselin is located in Middlesex County
  • Avenel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
    • Elmora is located in Union County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elmora
    • From Westfield to Elmora
  • Maplewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Short Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Gillette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillette
    • Gillette is located in Morris County
  • Woodbridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
    • Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Edgar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Edgar is located in Middlesex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Edgar
    • From Westfield to Edgar
  • Port Reading
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tremley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
    • Tremley is located in Union County
  • Bayway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayway
    • Bayway is located in Union County
  • Elizabeth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Irvington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • South Orange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
    • Green Village is located in Morris County
  • Stirling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stirling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirling
    • Stirling is located in Morris County

The official website for Westfield: www.westfieldnj.net/

The official website for Union County: www.unioncountynj.org/

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 Westfield, 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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