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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 Somers in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Somers. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Somers listed first.

  • Somers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Somersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Scitico
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Scitico is located in Hartford County
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  • Melrose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Stafford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • West Stafford is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stafford
  • Hazardville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hazardville is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
  • Ellington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hampden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hampden is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
  • Broad Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Longmeadow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
  • Enfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Windsorville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsorville is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville
  • Windermere
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Windermere is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
  • Stafford Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ellithorpe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ellithorpe is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellithorpe
  • State Line
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • State Line is located in Tolland County
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  • Longmeadow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
  • Thompsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Thompsonville is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Warehouse Point Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Quarryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Quarryville is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Tolland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stafford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Warehouse Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Warehouse Point is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehouse Point
  • Staffordville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wilbraham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wilbraham is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people

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 Somers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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