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 Taftville had a population of 1,200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Taftville, with the one closest to Taftville listed first.
- Norwichtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Versailles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Norwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baltic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yantic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thamesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thamesville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thamesville
- Preston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poquetanuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poquetanuck is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquetanuck
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fitchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fitchville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Leffingwell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leffingwell is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffingwell
- Mohegan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shewville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shewville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewville
- Massapeag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Massapeag is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapeag
- North Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allyn Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ledyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glasgo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Uncasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gales Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Voluntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Canterbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Taftville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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