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 Preston had a population of 204 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Preston, with the one closest to Preston listed first.
- Shewville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shewville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewville
- Poquetanuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poquetanuck is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquetanuck
- Glasgo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taftville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Jewett City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thamesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thamesville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thamesville
- Ledyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Voluntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mohegan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mohegan is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
- Massapeag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massapeag is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapeag
- North Stonington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norwichtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Norwichtown is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwichtown
- Leffingwell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leffingwell is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffingwell
- Allyn Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allyn Point is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
- Baltic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yantic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Uncasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gales Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mystic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarks Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Falls is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Falls
- Laurel Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Glen is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Glen
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fitchville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
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 Preston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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