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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newtown had a population of 650 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newtown had a population of 27,832 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.

  • Sandy Hook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Botsford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawleyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stevenson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • South Britain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Redding Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stepney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stepney is located in Fairfield County
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  • Monroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Southbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookfield Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County
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  • Redding
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Quaker Farms
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Quaker Farms is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Farms
  • West Redding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • White Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • White Hills is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
  • Southford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Southford is located in New Haven County
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  • Danbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Long Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Long Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
  • Oxford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Easton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bridgewater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Huntington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntington is located in Fairfield County
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  • Woodbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Roxbury
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Newtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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