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 Silver Falls in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Silver Falls. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Silver Falls listed first.
- Chesterfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- East Lyme
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Uncasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Crescent Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crescent Beach is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Niantic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Lyme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Lyme is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyme
- Lyme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lyme is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- South Lyme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gales Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allyn Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allyn Point is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
- Massapeag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Massapeag is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapeag
- Mohegan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mohegan is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
- Leffingwell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leffingwell is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffingwell
- Millington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Brockway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brockway is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Black Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hall is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hall
- Groton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thamesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thamesville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thamesville
- Hadlyme
(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 Silver Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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