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 Backus Corner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Backus Corner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Backus Corner listed first.
- Thamesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thamesville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thamesville
- Norwich
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leffingwell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leffingwell is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffingwell
- Mohegan ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mohegan is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
- Norwichtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Norwichtown is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwichtown
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Yantic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poquetanuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poquetanuck is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquetanuck
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Massapeag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Massapeag is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapeag
- Taftville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Uncasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allyn Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allyn Point is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
- Shewville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shewville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewville
- Gales Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ledyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Versailles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baltic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- North Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Backus Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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