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 Sandy Hook had a population of 1,250 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy Hook, with the one closest to Sandy Hook listed first.
- Newtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Botsford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Britain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stevenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Southbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Quaker Farms is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Farms
- Southford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redding Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stepney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Redding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Woodbury ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Redding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Middlebury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lanesville
(10 miles [16.1 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 Sandy Hook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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