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 Short Beach had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Short Beach, with the one closest to Short Beach listed first.
- East Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Branford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Totoket
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leetes Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leetes Island is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetes Island
- Whitneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Branford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montowese
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montowese is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montowese
- Sachem Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sachem Head is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Head
- Highwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hamden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Northford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Guilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Guilford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- East River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East River is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
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 Short Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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