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 Forest Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Forest Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Forest Heights listed first.
- Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Naugatuck Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Naugatuck Junction is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck Junction
- West Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stratford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Westville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Nichols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nichols is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highwood is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- White Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Hills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
- Trumbull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Whitneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Long Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Short Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Short Beach is located in New Haven County
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- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Stepney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stepney is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepney
- Plattsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plattsville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville
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 Forest Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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