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 Merrick in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merrick. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.
- Amityville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedarhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lindenhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Far Rockaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandanch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Neck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Babylon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Douglaston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arverne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arverne is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arverne
- Deer Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Great Neck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Queens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morris Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
- Broad Channel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
- Hammel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hammel is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammel
- Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Seaside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Seaside is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ozone Park
(15 miles [24.1 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 Merrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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