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 Jackson Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jackson Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jackson Heights listed first.
- Corona
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maspeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flushing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- College Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blissville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blissville is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
- Greenpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fresh Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Island City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bushwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manhattan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- City Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- City Line is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Line
- Ozone Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morris Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
- Queens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East New York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East New York is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New York
- Jamaica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guttenberg
(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 Jackson Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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