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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Manhattan had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Weehawken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
- Long Island City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guttenberg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blissville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blissville is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Durham is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Durham
- Hoboken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maspeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Secaucus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jersey City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fresh Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corona
(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
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bergen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Communipaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bushwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- College Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Inwood
(6 miles [9.7 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 Manhattan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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