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 East River had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from East River, with the one closest to East River listed first.
- Madison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Guilford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leetes Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leetes Island is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetes Island
- Sachem Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sachem Head is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Head
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Madison is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Stony Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Killingworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Guilford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
- North Branford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Grove Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
- Westbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winthrop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Totoket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Totoket is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totoket
- Branford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ivoryton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Short Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Short Beach is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
- Essex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deep River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montowese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Montowese is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montowese
- East Haven
(12 miles [19.3 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 East River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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