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 Richards Corner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Richards Corner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Richards Corner listed first.
- New Canaan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silvermine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silvermine is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermine
- North Stamford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
- Talmadge Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Talmadge Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge Hill
- Wilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Wilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Wilton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilton
- High Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Lewisboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Norwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwalk
- Winnipauk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winnipauk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipauk
- South Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Wilton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilton
- Pound Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long Ridge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Noroton Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Noroton Heights is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton Heights
- Darien
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Norwalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norwalk
- East Norwalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boutonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boutonville is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Stanwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stanwich is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwich
- Glenbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Noroton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
- Rowayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Salem is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem
- Saugatuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saugatuck is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Branchville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
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 Richards Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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