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 Ridgewood had a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
- Bushwick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fresh Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glendale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Middle Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maspeth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- City Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- City Line is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Line
- East New York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East New York is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New York
- Woodhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blissville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blissville is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
- Greenpoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ozone Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Corona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flatbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Canarsie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morris Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
- New York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flatlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jamaica
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Queens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flushing
(5 miles [8 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 Ridgewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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