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 Southford had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Southford, with the one closest to Southford listed first.
- Quaker Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quaker Farms is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Farms
- Southbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Britain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beacon Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Naugatuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
- Sandy Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Woodbury ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
- Seymour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Minortown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Minortown is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minortown
- Newtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Botsford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ansonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 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 Southford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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