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 Bridgewater had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- Roxbury Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Northville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hawleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Britain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Southbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Woodbury ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
- Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Depot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Merwinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Gaylordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Danbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Minortown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Minortown is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minortown
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Romford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Bridgewater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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