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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>

While we didn't find Branford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Branford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Branford listed first.

  • Branford
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pine Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pine Orchard is also located in New Haven County
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  • Short Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Short Beach is also located in New Haven County
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  • Stony Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Stony Creek is also located in New Haven County
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  • Totoket
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Totoket is also located in New Haven County
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  • North Branford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Leetes Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Leetes Island is also located in New Haven County
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  • Sachem Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sachem Head is also located in New Haven County
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  • Montowese
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Montowese is also located in New Haven County
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  • Fair Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Haven is also located in New Haven County
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  • Guilford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Haven is also located in New Haven County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,801 people
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  • North Guilford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Guilford is also located in New Haven County
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  • Whitneyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • East River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East River is also located in New Haven County
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  • Northford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Highwood ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Highwood was located in New Haven County
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  • Clintonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Clintonville is also located in New Haven County
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  • West Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hamden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Westville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Westville is also located in New Haven County
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  • Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • North Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Madison is also located in New Haven County
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  • Quinnipiac ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Quinnipiac was located in New Haven 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 Branford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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