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 in 1895, Williamsburg had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Greenpoint
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blissville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blissville is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
- New York
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bushwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fresh Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maspeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- East New York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East New York is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New York
- City Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- City Line is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Line
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middle Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hoboken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manhattan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jersey City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Flatlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Canarsie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Weehawken
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
- Bergen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Communipaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Williamsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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