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 Rockaway Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rockaway Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rockaway Park listed first.
- Seaside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seaside is located in Queens County
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- Hammel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hammel is located in Queens County
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- Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Broad Channel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
- Arverne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arverne is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arverne
- Far Rockaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Canarsie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
- Flatlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County
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- Manhattan Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manhattan Beach is located in Kings County
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- East New York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East New York is located in Kings County
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- Cedarhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ozone Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gravesend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County
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- Sheepshead Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
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- Brighton Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County
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- City Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- City Line is located in Kings County
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- Morris Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
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- Woodhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coney Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Glendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Queens County
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- Bushwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
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- Jamaica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flatbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Parkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkville is located in Kings County
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- New Utrecht
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Utrecht is located in Kings County
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- Bensonhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County
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- Bath Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
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 Rockaway Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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