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 Portland had a population of 3,187 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portland, with the one closest to Portland listed first.
- Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cromwell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gildersleeve
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Cromwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cromwell
- Westfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Maromas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maromas is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maromas
- Middle Haddam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cobalt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Higganum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Glastonbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Durham Center is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Center
- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Wethersfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meriden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wethersfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arnolds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haddam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Newington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marlborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Glastonbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glastonbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Britain
(9 miles [14.5 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 Portland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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