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

  • Shelton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Derby
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Derby is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Former name for Derby:
    • Birmingham
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
  • Ansonia
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Huntington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntington is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • White Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • White Hills is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
  • Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Seymour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Westville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Westville is located in New Haven County
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  • Stevenson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oxford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nichols
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nichols is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Milford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Highwood ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Highwood is located in New Haven County
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  • Quaker Farms
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Quaker Farms is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Farms
  • Bethany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Hill is located in Fairfield County
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  • Trumbull
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Naugatuck Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Naugatuck Junction is located in New Haven County
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  • New Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Whitneyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Beacon Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fair Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
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  • Botsford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Stepney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Stepney is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepney

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