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 Branford had a population of 1,600 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Branford, with the one closest to Branford listed first.
- Pine Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Short Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Totoket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Branford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leetes Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leetes Island is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetes Island
- Montowese
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montowese is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montowese
- Sachem Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sachem Head is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Head
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Guilford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
- Northford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- West Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hamden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East River is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- North Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnipiac ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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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