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 Haven had a population of 2,200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, West Haven had a population of 54,367 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Haven, with the one closest to West Haven listed first.
- New Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highwood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highwood is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Short Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montowese
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montowese is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montowese
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naugatuck Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Naugatuck Junction is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck Junction
- Totoket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nichols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stratford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Branford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Hills
(10 miles [16.1 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 Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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