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 Shady Rest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shady Rest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shady Rest listed first.
- South Britain
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Southbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Botsford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Southford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Southford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
- Brookfield Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Stevenson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roxbury Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
- North Woodbury ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville
- Danbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Redding Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stepney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stepney is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepney
- White Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Hills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
- Minortown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minortown is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minortown
- New Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 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 Shady Rest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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