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 West Hartford had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Hartford, with the one closest to West Hartford listed first.
- Parkville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elmwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newington Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newington Junction is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Junction
- Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Wethersfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hockanum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hockanum is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockanum
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Britain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Wethersfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Naubuc ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Naubuc is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naubuc
- Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burnside is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Weatogue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kensington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Bloomfield is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Rocky Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Simsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glastonbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Hartford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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