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 Meriden had a population of 21,652 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Meriden had a population of 58,981 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- South Meriden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tracy is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Yalesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cheshire Street ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cheshire Street is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Street
- Middlefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cheshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallingford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Southington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plantsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Cheshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Wallingford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Wallingford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wallingford
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brooksvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksvale is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksvale
- Quinnipiac ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Durham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durham Center is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Center
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carmel Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel Center is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel Center
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Plainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Northford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cromwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Cromwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cromwell
- New Britain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Farms is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farms
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 Meriden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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