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

  • Orange
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • West Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Milford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Milford is also located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,259 people
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  • Ansonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ansonia is also located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
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  • Westville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Westville is also located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Derby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Derby is also located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
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  • Shelton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Haven is also located in New Haven County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,801 people
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  • Naugatuck Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Naugatuck Junction is also located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck Junction
  • Highwood ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Highwood was located in New Haven County
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  • Huntington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Huntington is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Nichols
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nichols is located in Fairfield County
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  • East Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fair Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fair Haven is also located in New Haven County
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  • Whitneyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • White Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • White Hills is located in Fairfield County
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  • Stratford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Seymour
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Trumbull
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Short Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Short Beach is also located in New Haven County
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  • Montowese
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Montowese is also located in New Haven County
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  • Hamden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Branford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stevenson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Long Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Long Hill is located in Fairfield County
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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 Orange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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