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 West New Brighton had a population of 2,946 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West New Brighton, with the one closest to West New Brighton listed first.
- Stapleton
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Tompkinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Richmond County
- Saint George
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint George is located in Richmond County
- New Brighton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County
- Bergen Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergen Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Point
- Bergen Point is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Port Richmond
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
- Elm Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Grasmere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Rosebank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Clifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Bayonne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Mariners Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Harbor
- Mariners Harbor is located in Richmond County
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Arrochar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Fort Wadsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - New Dorp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County
- Fort Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County
- Bay Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County
- Elizabethport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethport
- Elizabethport is located in Union County (NJ)
- Greenridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Greenridge is located in Richmond County
- Great Kills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Kills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County
- Communipaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communipaw
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Bayway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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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 West New Brighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |