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 East Harlem in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of East Harlem. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to East Harlem listed first.
- Manhattan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long Island City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guttenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weehawken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
- Greenpoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blissville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blissville is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
- Fort Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- College Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Inwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maspeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flushing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
- New Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Durham is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Durham
- Hoboken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fresh Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Undercliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Undercliff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Undercliff
- Middle Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Secaucus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 East Harlem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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