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 Gay City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gay City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gay City listed first.
- Gilead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Gilead is located in Tolland County
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <2>
- Highland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Hartford County
- East Glastonbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glastonbury
- East Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Glastonbury <2>
- Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Andover is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
- Buckingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Buckingham is located in Hartford County
- Manchester Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green
- Manchester Green is located in Hartford County
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Manchester has also been known as:
- Central Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
- Marlborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Marlborough is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlborough <2>
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <2>
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Addison is located in Hartford County
- Turnerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Turnerville is located in Tolland County
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
- Buckland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - South Glastonbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glastonbury
- South Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Glastonbury <2>
- Coventry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coventry <2>
- South Coventry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coventry
- South Coventry is located in Tolland County
- Naubuc ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Glastonbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
- Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glastonbury <2>
- Vernon Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Vernon Center is located in Tolland County
- North Westchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westchester
- North Westchester is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Westchester <2>
- Eagleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Tolland County
- Mansfield Depot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Depot
- Mansfield Depot is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield Depot <2>
- Merrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Quarryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County
- Wapping
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapping
- Wapping is located in Hartford County
- Burnside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - East Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
- East Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Hartford <2>
- Hockanum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Gay City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |