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 Brookfield Center had a population of 450 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brookfield Center, with the one closest to Brookfield Center listed first.
- Hawleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Danbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Britain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ball Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mill Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Plain is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- West Redding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Botsford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgebury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgebury is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
- Redding Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Northville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stevenson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Woodbury ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
- Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Towners
(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 Brookfield Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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