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 Brooklyn had a population of 800 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Wauregan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomfret Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elliotts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Killingly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Abington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moosup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Killingly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pomfret Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rawson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
- Clarks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarks Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Corner
- Plainfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Killingly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ballouville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pomfret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oneco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Phoenixville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenixville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
- Chaplin
(9 miles [14.5 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 Brooklyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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