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

• Weston
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Weston is located in Somerset County
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• Finderne
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Finderne is located in Somerset County
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• East Millstone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • East Millstone is located in Somerset County
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• Bound Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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• Somerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Somerville is located in Somerset County
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• South Somerville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • South Somerville is located in Somerset County
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• Middlebush
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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• Hillsborough
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsborough is located in Somerset County
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• Blackwells Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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• Clyde
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clyde is located in Somerset County
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• Martinsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Martinsville is located in Somerset County
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• Flagtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Flagtown is located in Somerset County
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• Frankfort
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Frankfort is located in Somerset County
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• Belle Mead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Belle Mead is located in Somerset County
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• Voorhees
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Voorhees is located in Somerset County
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• New Market
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Market is located in Middlesex County
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• Warrenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Warrenville is located in Somerset County
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• North Branch Depot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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• South Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • South Branch is located in Somerset County
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• Plainville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainville is located in Somerset County
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• Harlingen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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• Griggstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Griggstown is located in Somerset County
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• Franklin Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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• New Brunswick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• North Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Branch is located in Somerset County
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