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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 Points of View in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Points of View. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Points of View listed first.

  • Edenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Edenville is located in Orange County
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  • New Milford
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • New Milford is located in Orange County
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  • DeKays
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • DeKays is located in Sussex County (NJ)
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  • Warwick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Amity
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Amity is located in Orange County
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  • Pine Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Island is located in Orange County
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  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood is located in Sussex County (NJ)
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  • Wisner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wisner is located in Orange County
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  • Big Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Big Island is located in Orange County
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  • Wilcox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilcox is located in Orange County
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  • Vernon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vernon is located in Sussex County (NJ)
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  • Bellvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Florida
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sterling Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Loaf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McAfee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McAfee is located in Sussex County (NJ)
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  • Ridgebury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ridgebury is located in Orange County
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  • Cooper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooper is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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  • Johnson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Westtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Quarryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Quarryville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
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  • West Milford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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  • Slate Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hewitt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hewitt is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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  • Lakeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeville is located in Orange County
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  • East Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Chester is located in Orange County
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  • Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Points of View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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