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 New Canaan had a population of 1,200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from New Canaan, with the one closest to New Canaan listed first.
- Talmadge Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Talmadge Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge Hill
- Silvermine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silvermine is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermine
- North Stamford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Norwalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winnipauk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- High Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Noroton Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Darien
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Noroton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long Ridge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Stanwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanwich is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwich
- Lewisboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stamford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rowayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saugatuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pound Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 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 New Canaan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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