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 Firetown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Firetown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Firetown listed first.
- Hoskins
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hoskins is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
- West Simsbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simsbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Granby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tariffville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Granby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Canton is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
- Weatogue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Bloomfield is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Barkhamsted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canton Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rainbow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rainbow is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- North Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Poquonock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Avon is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Avon
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- West Suffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 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 Firetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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