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 Gales Ferry had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gales Ferry, with the one closest to Gales Ferry listed first.
- Allyn Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Uncasville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quaker Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Massapeag
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Massapeag is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapeag
- Mohegan ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ledyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poquetanuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poquetanuck is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquetanuck
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thamesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thamesville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thamesville
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Poquonock Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge
- Old Mystic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leffingwell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leffingwell is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffingwell
- Shewville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shewville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewville
- Norwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Groton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Mystic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Noank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norwichtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Lyme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yantic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Niantic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Beach is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taftville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Gales Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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