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

  • Prospect
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Brooksvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooksvale is located in New Haven County
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  • Cheshire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • West Cheshire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West Cheshire is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cheshire
  • East Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • East Farms is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farms
  • Union City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Union City is located in New Haven County
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  • Naugatuck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
  • Beacon Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Carmel Center is located in New Haven County
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  • Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Carmel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Carmel is located in New Haven County
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  • Cheshire Street ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheshire Street is located in New Haven County
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  • Milldale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Yalesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • South Meriden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • South Meriden is located in New Haven County
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  • Plantsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterville is located in New Haven County
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  • Wolcott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Seymour
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Greystone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Greystone is located in Litchfield County
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  • Quinnipiac ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Quinnipiac is located in New Haven County
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  • Wallingford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tracy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tracy is located in New Haven County
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  • Southington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlebury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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