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 Riverton had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Robertsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Hartland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Winsted
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Hartland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barkhamsted
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Brook is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Pine Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Colebrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- Winchester Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- North Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Canton is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
- Grantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grantville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- West Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Tolland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tolland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bakersville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Nepaug
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nepaug is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Canton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Granby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Granby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Norfolk
(9 miles [14.5 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 Riverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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