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 Lake Pocotopaug in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Pocotopaug. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Pocotopaug listed first.
- East Hampton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cobalt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Haddam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marlborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maromas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maromas is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maromas
- North Westchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gildersleeve
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Glastonbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Westchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westchester is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
- South Glastonbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Cromwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cromwell
- Cromwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Higganum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moodus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Haddam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shailerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shailerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shailerville
- Little Haddam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
- Turnerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Turnerville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Lake Pocotopaug, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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