1890s Maps of Monmouth County, New Jersey

1. 1891 Map of Brooklyn

   

   1891 Brooklyn

   1891 Print · USGS

   The Brooklyn and Queens landscape of the early 1890s is captured here at a moment of intense rail-driven growth. Researchers can trace the original shoreline of Jamaica Bay and locate family history in the Navy Yard or at Evergreen Cemetery.

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4. 1893 Map of Bordentown

   

   1893 Bordentown

   1893 Print · USGS

   Central New Jersey in the late nineteenth century was a bustling corridor of rail lines and established river towns. Genealogists and historians can trace the early footprints of Bordentown, Hamilton Square, and the various branches of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

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7. 1893 Map of New Brunswick

   

   1893 New Brunswick

   1893 Print · USGS

   Middlesex and Monmouth counties were thriving rail hubs in the 1890s, where heavy industry met Revolutionary history. Genealogists and collectors can trace family roots through small settlements like Texas and Spotswood or locate the State Reform School and Monmouth Battle Ground.

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10. 1893 Map of Sandy Hook

    

    1893 Sandy Hook

    1893 Print · USGS

    Monmouth County's coast and interior are intricately detailed in the late Victorian era, before the modern development of the Jersey Shore. Researchers can trace the early rail networks of the New Jersey Southern Railroad and locate historic maritime landmarks like Sandy Hook Light and Tinton Falls.

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13. 1893 Map of Asbury Park

    

    1893 Asbury Park

    1893 Print · USGS

    The Jersey Shore was booming in the late nineteenth century as coastal resorts and life-saving stations rose along the Atlantic. Trace early rail travel and maritime safety through L.S. Station Bay Head, Point Pleasant, and the New York and Long Branch Railroad.

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16. 1894 Map of Cassville

    

    1894 Cassville

    1894 Print · USGS

    The interior of Monmouth and Ocean Counties is revealed here in the late nineteenth century, showing a landscape defined by water-powered industry. Researchers can trace the heritage of old milling hubs like Jackson Mills and Collier Mills or the rail lines of the New Jersey Southern Railroad.

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19. 1897 Map of Brooklyn, 1959 Print

    

    1897 Brooklyn

    1959 Print · USGS

    Brooklyn and Queens are captured in the late nineteenth century as rural townships began their rapid transformation into a dense urban landscape. Genealogists can locate family plots in Greenwood Cemetery or trace early neighborhood origins in New Utrecht and Flatbush.

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22. 1898 Map of Staten Island

    

    1898 Staten Island

    1898 Print · USGS

    Greater Staten Island and the industrial shores of New Jersey are captured during the peak of the Victorian maritime era. Genealogists can trace early neighborhood boundaries and landmarks like Moravian Cemetery, the Morris Canal, and the vanished industry of Linoleumville.

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25. 1898 Map of Brooklyn

    

    1898 Brooklyn

    1898 Print · USGS

    Brooklyn and Queens at the close of the nineteenth century reveal a landscape of growing commuter suburbs and vast, untouched tidal marshes. Genealogists and historians can trace old property boundaries near Greenwood Cemetery or follow the early rail lines through Winfield Junction and Jamaica.

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