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 Stafford had a population of 800 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Staffordville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Staffordville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staffordville <2>
- Ellithorpe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellithorpe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellithorpe
- Ellithorpe is located in Tolland County
- Stafford Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Stafford Springs is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford Springs <2>
- West Stafford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stafford
- West Stafford is located in Tolland County
- State Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Wales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Wales is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- West Willington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Willington
- West Willington is located in Tolland County
- Willington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Willington is located in Tolland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willington <2>
- Westford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Westford is located in Windham County
- South Monson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Monson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monson
- South Monson is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Monson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Monson is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Tolland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
- Tolland is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolland <2>
- South Willington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willington
- South Willington is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Willington <2>
- East Willington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Willington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- East Willington is located in Tolland County
- Mashapaug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Hampden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Somers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Somers is located in Tolland County
- Somers has also been known as:
- Central Somers
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <2>
- North Ashford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ashford
- North Ashford is located in Windham County
- North Monson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monson
- North Monson is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Ellington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Ellington is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
- Quarryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County
- West Ashford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ashford
- West Ashford is located in Windham County
- Warrenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
- Warrenville is located in Windham County
- Brimfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Somersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Somersville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersville <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stafford: www.staffordct.org/
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
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 Stafford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |