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 Prospect had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Naugatuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
- Brooksvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksvale is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksvale
- Cheshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Cheshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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)
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel Center
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Cheshire Street ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire Street is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Street
- Milldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plantsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolcott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Meriden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quinnipiac ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wallingford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yalesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tracy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tracy is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Southington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 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 Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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