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 Rainbow had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Poquonock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Windsor Locks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Granby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tariffville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Bloomfield is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Hayden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hayden is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Warehouse Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warehouse Point is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehouse Point
- Hoskins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hoskins is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
- Warehouse Point Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Suffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Simsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- East Windsor Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- South Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- West Simsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weatogue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windsorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Windsorville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hazardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Enfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Granby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Granby
(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 Rainbow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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