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 Leetes Island had a population of 230 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Leetes Island, with the one closest to Leetes Island listed first.
- Sachem Head
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sachem Head is located in New Haven County
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- Stony Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in New Haven County
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- Guilford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County
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- East River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East River is located in New Haven County
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- North Branford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Branford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Totoket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Totoket is located in New Haven County
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- Short Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Short Beach is located in New Haven County
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- North Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Guilford is located in New Haven County
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- North Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Madison is located in New Haven County
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- East Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Northford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montowese
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montowese is located in New Haven County
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- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
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- Killingworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville is located in New Haven County
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- Grove Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County
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- North Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Wallingford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Wallingford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wallingford
- Hamden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood is located in New Haven County
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- West Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Leetes Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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