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 in 1895, West Avon had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Avon, with the one closest to West Avon listed first.
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Collinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weatogue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whigville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Canton Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Simsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Simsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Canton is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
- Plainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nepaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Newington Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newington Junction is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Junction
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- North Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Hoskins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskins is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
- Pine Meadow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 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 West Avon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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