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 Essex had a population of 1,113 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Ivoryton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deep River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brockway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brockway is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Westbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyme
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hadlyme
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winthrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winthrop is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Saybrook Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saybrook Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Point
- Black Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Hall is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hall
- North Lyme
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Lyme is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyme
- Grove Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fenwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Haddam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tylerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tylerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylerville
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Lyme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Killingworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Haddam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Lyme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shailerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Arnolds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moodus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crescent Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crescent Beach is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Haddam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Essex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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