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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>

While we didn't find Chester in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Chester. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Chester listed first.

  • Chester
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Winthrop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Winthrop is located in Middlesex County
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  • Deep River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • East Haddam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tylerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Tylerville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylerville
  • Arnolds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Arnolds is located in Middlesex County
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  • Ivoryton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hadlyme
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shailerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Shailerville is located in Middlesex County
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  • Killingworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Haddam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Essex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brockway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Brockway is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
  • Little Haddam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
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  • Hamburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hamburg is located in New London County
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  • Lyme
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lyme is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
  • North Lyme
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Lyme is located in New London County
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  • Higganum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Moodus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Leesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Leesville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • North Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Madison is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
  • Grove Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County
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  • Westbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Millington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Millington is located in Middlesex County
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  • Clinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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 Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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