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 Groton had a population of 1,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Groton had a population of 8,872 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Groton, with the one closest to Groton listed first.
- Poquonock Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge
- New London
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Noank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Mystic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quaker Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fishers Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Niantic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crescent Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crescent Beach is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Uncasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Mystic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gales Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ledyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allyn Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allyn Point is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
- East Lyme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Massapeag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Massapeag is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapeag
- South Lyme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Mohegan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mohegan is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
- Watch Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watch Hill is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Shewville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shewville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewville
- Poquetanuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Poquetanuck is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquetanuck
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 Groton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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