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

  • Plainville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Forestville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Forestville is located in Hartford County
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  • New Britain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bristol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Unionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Southington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kensington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Whigville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whigville is located in Hartford County
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  • Plantsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Newington Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Newington Junction is located in Hartford County
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  • Terryville Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
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  • Milldale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Newington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • West Avon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Avon is located in Hartford County
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  • Terryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pequabuck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tolles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tolles is located in Litchfield County
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  • Hancock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hancock is located in Litchfield County
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  • Wolcott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • East Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmwood is located in Hartford County
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  • West Hartford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Burlington
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Plainville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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