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 Black Rock had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Black Rock, with the one closest to Black Rock listed first.
- Fairfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairfield
- From Black Rock to Fairfield
- Bridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bridgeport
- From Black Rock to Bridgeport
- Southport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Southport is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southport <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Southport
- From Black Rock to Southport
- Greenfield Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Hill
- Greenfield Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenfield Hill
- From Black Rock to Greenfield Hill
- Plattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville
- Plattsville is located in Fairfield County
- Greens Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greens Farms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Farms
- Greens Farms is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greens Farms <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greens Farms
- From Black Rock to Greens Farms
- Stratford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Stratford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stratford
- From Black Rock to Stratford
- Nichols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Nichols is located in Fairfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nichols
- From Black Rock to Nichols
- Trumbull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Trumbull is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumbull <2>
- Aspetuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspetuck
- Aspetuck is located in Fairfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Aspetuck
- From Black Rock to Aspetuck
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Westport is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Westport
- From Black Rock to Westport
- Saugatuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saugatuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
- Saugatuck is located in Fairfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saugatuck
- From Black Rock to Saugatuck
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Easton
- From Black Rock to Easton
- Naugatuck Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naugatuck Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck Junction
- Naugatuck Junction is located in New Haven County
- Long Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Long Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Long Hill
- From Black Rock to Long Hill
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weston
- From Black Rock to Weston
- East Norwalk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
- East Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Norwalk
- From Black Rock to East Norwalk
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
- South Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Wilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilton
- South Wilton is located in Fairfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Wilton
- From Black Rock to South Wilton
- Norwalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norwalk
- From Black Rock to Norwalk
- South Norwalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norwalk
- South Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Norwalk
- From Black Rock to South Norwalk
- Huntington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Fairfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Huntington
- From Black Rock to Huntington
- Stepney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stepney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepney
- Stepney is located in Fairfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stepney
- From Black Rock to Stepney
- Winnipauk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winnipauk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipauk
- Winnipauk is located in Fairfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Winnipauk
- From Black Rock to Winnipauk
- Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Wilton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilton
- From Black Rock to Wilton
- Silvermine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvermine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermine
- Silvermine is located in Fairfield County
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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 Black Rock, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |