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 Orange had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- West Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
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- Shelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Naugatuck Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Naugatuck Junction is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck Junction
- Highwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highwood is 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Fair Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
- Stratford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trumbull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Short Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Short Beach is located in New Haven County
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- Montowese
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montowese is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montowese
- Hamden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Branford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
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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