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

  • Stevenson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Stevenson is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <3>
  • Quaker Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Farms
    • Quaker Farms is located in New Haven County
  • White Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
    • White Hills is located in Fairfield County
  • Botsford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botsford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford
    • Botsford is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Botsford <3>
  • Monroe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <3>
  • Oxford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
  • Riverside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Seymour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Southford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
    • Southford is located in New Haven County
  • Southbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Huntington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Fairfield County
  • Shelton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Derby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Derby is located in New Haven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Former name for Derby:
    • Birmingham
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <3>
  • Ansonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
    • Ansonia is located in New Haven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansonia <3>
  • Beacon Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Hook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Newtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Newtown is located in Fairfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <3>
  • Stepney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stepney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepney
    • Stepney is located in Fairfield County
  • South Britain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
    • Long Hill is located in Fairfield County
  • Bethany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Naugatuck
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
    • Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
  • Union City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in New Haven County
  • Middlebury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
    • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <3>
  • Hawleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
    • Hawleyville is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawleyville <3>

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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 Riverside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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