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 Danbury had a population of 16,552 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Danbury had a population of 84,317 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Danbury, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.
- Bethel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mill Plain is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Ridgebury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgebury is located in Fairfield County
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- West Redding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hawleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Salem is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Titicus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Titicus is located in Fairfield County
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- Ridgefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Redding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redding Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Center is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Branchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dykemans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brewster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Salem is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Towners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Botsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tilly Foster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tilly Foster is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly Foster
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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