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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 Harrisons in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Harrisons. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Harrisons listed first.

  • Quaker Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • New London
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gales Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Waterford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Allyn Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Allyn Point is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
  • Uncasville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Groton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Groton is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <2>
  • Poquonock Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge
  • Ledyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Massapeag
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Massapeag is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapeag
  • Niantic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Mystic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oakdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Montville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mohegan ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mohegan is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
  • Chesterfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chesterfield is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • East Lyme
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Crescent Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent Beach is located in New London County
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  • Noank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mystic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Old Mystic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Poquetanuck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Poquetanuck is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquetanuck
  • Leffingwell ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Leffingwell is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffingwell
  • Shewville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shewville is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewville
  • Thamesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Thamesville is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thamesville

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 Harrisons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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