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 Clayton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Clayton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Clayton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Canaan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Canaan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ashley Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Norfolk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norfolk
- Southfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Mill River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norfolk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Sandisfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Marlborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandisfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Norfolk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norfolk
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Colebrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Mount Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Alander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alander is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alander
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 Clayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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