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 West District in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West District. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West District listed first.
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whigville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whigville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- West Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Avon is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Avon
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Collinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Canton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Terryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pequabuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Terryville Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Station
- New Britain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newington Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newington Junction is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Junction
- West Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weatogue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Nepaug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nepaug is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tolles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tolles is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolles
- Kensington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Simsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Simsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Harwinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 District, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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