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 Broad Brook had a population of 820 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Broad Brook, with the one closest to Broad Brook listed first.
- Windsorville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Melrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warehouse Point Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warehouse Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hayden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Windsor Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Windermere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Somersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scitico
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scitico is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scitico
- Hazardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Windsor Locks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wapping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Center is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Thompsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Poquonock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Somers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rainbow is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
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 Broad Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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