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 in 1895, Burnham had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Burnham, with the one closest to Burnham listed first.
- Burnside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- East Hartford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buckland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buckland is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Wapping
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hockanum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hockanum is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockanum
- South Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Windsor Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Parkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Naubuc ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Naubuc is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naubuc
- Glastonbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Addison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wethersfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Park is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Manchester Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hayden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Wethersfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poquonock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon Center is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Windsorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Burnham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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