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 Niantic had a population of 750 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Niantic, with the one closest to Niantic listed first.
- Crescent Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crescent Beach is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- East Lyme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Lyme
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Hall is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hall
- Groton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Quaker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saybrook Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saybrook Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Point
- Poquonock Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge
- Uncasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fenwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fishers Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gales Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allyn Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Lyme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Lyme is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyme
- Lyme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Noank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Massapeag
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Massapeag is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapeag
- Brockway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brockway is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Mystic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Mystic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mohegan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Essex
(11 miles [17.7 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 Niantic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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