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

  • Monroe
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stepney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stepney is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepney
  • Botsford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • White Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • White Hills is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
  • Stevenson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Long Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
  • Huntington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntington is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Newtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Redding Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Easton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Trumbull
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shelton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Hook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Plattsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Plattsville is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville
  • Nichols
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nichols is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Derby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Derby is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Former name for Derby:
    • Birmingham
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
  • Quaker Farms
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Quaker Farms is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Farms
  • Redding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ansonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Seymour
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Aspetuck
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aspetuck is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspetuck
  • Southford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Southford is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
  • Southbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hawleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • South Britain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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