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

  • Waterford
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Niantic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • New London
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Crescent Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent Beach is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
  • Groton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Groton is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <2>
  • Quaker Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • East Lyme
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Lyme
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poquonock Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge
  • Gales Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chesterfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chesterfield is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Uncasville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Allyn Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Allyn Point is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
  • Montville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Noank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Mystic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Massapeag
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Massapeag is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapeag
  • Oakdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Black Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Black Hall is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hall
  • Fishers Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mystic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ledyard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mohegan ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mohegan is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
  • Old Mystic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Poquetanuck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Poquetanuck is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquetanuck
  • Leffingwell ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Leffingwell is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffingwell
  • North Lyme
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Lyme is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyme
  • Lyme
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lyme is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
  • Hamburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hamburg is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg

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 Waterford, 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.