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 Canterbury had a population of 208 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canterbury, with the one closest to Canterbury listed first.
- Plainfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Central Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moosup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wauregan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
- Jewett City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ekonk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ekonk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Ekonk is located in Windham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ekonk
- From Canterbury to Ekonk
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Corner
- Clarks Corner is located in Windham County
- Baltic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oneco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Oneco is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneco <2>
- Elliotts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliotts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts
- Elliotts is located in Windham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elliotts
- From Canterbury to Elliotts
- Taftville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Killingly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
- Rawson is located in Windham County
- Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Voluntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pomfret Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chaplin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Windham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- North Windham is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Windham <2>
- South Windham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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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 Canterbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |