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 Chester had a population of 1,050 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Deep River
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hadlyme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Ivoryton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tylerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tylerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylerville
- Brockway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brockway is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- East Haddam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Essex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyme
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shailerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Lyme
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Lyme is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyme
- Little Haddam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arnolds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Killingworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haddam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moodus
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Millington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Westbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Higganum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saybrook Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saybrook Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Point
- Black Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Hall is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hall
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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