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 Bridgeport had a population of 48,866 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bridgeport had a population of 143,525 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Black Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Naugatuck Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Naugatuck Junction is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck Junction
- Nichols
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville
- Trumbull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Southport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greens Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aspetuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saugatuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stepney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 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 Bridgeport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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