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 Brooklyn Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brooklyn Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brooklyn Heights listed first.
- New York
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flatbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Greenpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoboken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Communipaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Bushwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blissville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blissville is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
- Long Island City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bergen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Saint George
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Weehawken
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
- Bay Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bensonhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Utrecht
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Utrecht is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Utrecht
- Flatlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- City Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- City Line is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Line
- Fresh Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maspeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manhattan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Brooklyn Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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