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 Bayview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bayview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bayview listed first.
- Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Naugatuck Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Naugatuck Junction is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck Junction
- Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stratford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nichols is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Former name for Derby:
- Birmingham
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Ansonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Short Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Short Beach is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
- East Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Trumbull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highwood is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- White Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Hills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
- Long Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Long Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Black Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Plattsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plattsville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville
- Seymour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montowese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montowese is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montowese
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Bayview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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