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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 Danbury in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Danbury. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.

  • Danbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Danbury is also located in Fairfield County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
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  • Mill Plain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mill Plain is also located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
  • Ridgebury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgebury is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Bethel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ball Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ball Pond is also located in Fairfield County
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  • New Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Redding
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • North Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Salem is located in Westchester County (NY)
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  • Hawleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brookfield Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookfield Center is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Titicus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Titicus is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Ridgefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dykemans
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dykemans is located in Putnam County (NY)
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  • Brewster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Salem Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem Center is located in Westchester County (NY)
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    • Former name for Salem Center:
    • Salem Centre
  • Redding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Redding Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Towners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Towners is located in Putnam County (NY)
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  • South Salem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Salem is located in Westchester County (NY)
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  • Branchville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Branchville is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Newtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Newtown is also located in Fairfield County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,832 people
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  • Sandy Hook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lanesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
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  • Tilly Foster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tilly Foster is located in Putnam County (NY)
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  • Croton Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Purdys
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bridgewater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Patterson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carmel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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