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 in 1895, Fair Haven had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fair Haven, with the one closest to Fair Haven listed first.
- New Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitneyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Montowese
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montowese is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montowese
- Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Short Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Totoket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hamden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Branford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Northford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Stony Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel Center is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel Center
- Leetes Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leetes Island is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetes Island
- Quinnipiac ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 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 Fair Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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