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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 Bethany had a population of 340 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bethany, with the one closest to Bethany listed first.

  • Beacon Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Seymour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Carmel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in New Haven County
  • Mount Carmel Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel Center
    • Mount Carmel Center is located in New Haven County
  • Hamden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooksvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksvale
    • Brooksvale is located in New Haven County
  • Naugatuck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
    • Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ansonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
    • Ansonia is located in New Haven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansonia <2>
  • Highwood ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
    • Highwood is located in New Haven County
  • Whitneyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
  • Derby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Westville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • North Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cheshire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Cheshire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Montowese
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montowese have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montowese
    • Montowese is located in New Haven County
  • Quinnipiac ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinnipiac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnipiac
    • Quinnipiac is located in New Haven County
  • East Farms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farms
    • East Farms is located in New Haven County
  • Quaker Farms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Farms
    • Quaker Farms is located in New Haven County
  • White Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
    • White Hills is located in Fairfield County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to White Hills
    • From Bethany to White Hills
  • Waterbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fair Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clintonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wallingford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Middlebury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
    • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <2>
  • Southford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

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 Bethany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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