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

• Carlton Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Carlton Hill is located in Bergen County
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• Garfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Garfield is located in Bergen County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
• Passaic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Passaic Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Passaic Junction is located in Bergen County
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• Lyndhurst
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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• Kingsland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kingsland is located in Bergen County
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• Ridgefield Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
• Hackensack
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
• Rochelle Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
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• Athenia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Athenia is located in Passaic County
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• Brookdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Brookdale is located in Essex County
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• Nutley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nutley is located in Essex County
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• Avondale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Avondale is located in Essex County
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• Secaucus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
• Teaneck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Teaneck is located in Bergen County
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• Lake View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake View is located in Passaic County
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• Richfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Richfield is located in Passaic County
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• Clifton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Bloomfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomfield is located in Essex County
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• Warren Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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• Belleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Belleville is located in Essex County
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• Arlington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington is located in Hudson County
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• New Durham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Durham is located in Hudson County
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• Guttenberg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
• West Englewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Englewood is located in Bergen County
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• New Bridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Bridge is located in Bergen County
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• Cherry Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Bergen County
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