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

  • Talmadge Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Talmadge Hill is also located in Fairfield County
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  • North Stamford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • North Stamford is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Springdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Springdale is also located in Fairfield County
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  • New Canaan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverbank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverbank is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Noroton Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Noroton Heights is also located in Fairfield County
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  • West Norwalk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Norwalk is also located in Fairfield County
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  • High Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • High Ridge is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Glenbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Glenbrook is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Noroton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Noroton is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Darien
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Silvermine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Silvermine is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Long Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Ridge is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Stamford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stamford is also located in Fairfield County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
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  • Rowayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Norwalk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Norwalk is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Norwalk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Norwalk is also located in Fairfield County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
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  • Winnipauk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Winnipauk is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stanwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Stanwich is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Mianus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mianus is also located in Fairfield County
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  • East Norwalk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Norwalk is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Pound Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Wilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Wilton is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Wilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Wilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Wilton is also located in Fairfield County
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  • Banksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Banksville is also 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 Ponus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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