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 New York had a population of 1,515,301 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New York had a population of 8,253,213 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from New York, with the one closest to New York listed first.
- Williamsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenpoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blissville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blissville is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
- Long Island City
(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)
- Weehawken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
- Flatbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Bushwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fresh Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maspeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manhattan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bergen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Bay Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- New Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Durham is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Durham
- City Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- City Line is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Line
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middle Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Guttenberg
(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 New York, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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