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 in 1895, Pomfret Center had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pomfret Center, with the one closest to Pomfret Center listed first.
- Pomfret
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Abington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pomfret Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elliotts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ballouville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Killingly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Grosvenor Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eastford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Phoenixville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Phoenixville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
- Rawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rawson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
- North Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- East Killingly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Pomfret Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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