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)
- Bridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plattsville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville
- Greens Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aspetuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saugatuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naugatuck Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Naugatuck Junction is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck Junction
- Long Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Norwalk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Norwalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Norwalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stepney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winnipauk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Silvermine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Silvermine is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermine
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. |
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