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 Point in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rockaway Point. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rockaway Point listed first.
- Sheepshead Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
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- Manhattan Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manhattan Beach is located in Kings County
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- Brighton Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County
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- Gravesend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County
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- Coney Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County
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- Flatlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County
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- Seaside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seaside is located in Queens County
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- Hammel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hammel is located in Queens County
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- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Broad Channel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County
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- Canarsie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County
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- New Utrecht
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Utrecht is located in Kings County
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- Bensonhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County
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- Bath Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County
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- Flatbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
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- Arverne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arverne is located in Queens County
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- Parkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parkville is located in Kings County
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- Fort Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County
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- East New York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East New York is located in Kings County
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- Bay Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ozone Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- City Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- City Line is located in Kings County
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- Rosebank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebank is located in Richmond County
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- Fort Wadsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County
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- Arrochar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arrochar is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrochar
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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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