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 Willow Grove in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willow Grove. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Stewartsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Broadway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- West Portal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Asbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Springtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springtown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Montana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Montana is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Pattenburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Roxburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roxburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxburg
- Phillipsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- South Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Carpentersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carpentersville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Little York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Norton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- New Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Brainards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brainards is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainards
- Sandts Eddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandts Eddy is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandts Eddy
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <2>
- Raubsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raubsville is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raubsville
- Finesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Finesville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finesville
- Changewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Changewater is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Changewater
- Martins Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glendon is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Riegelsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riegelsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riegelsville
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Jutland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Port Colden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Port Colden is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Colden
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Hazen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hazen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Zucksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zucksville is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zucksville
- Walters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walters is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
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 Willow Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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