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

  • Westville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
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    • Westville is located in New Haven County
  • Highwood ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
    • Highwood is located in New Haven County
  • New Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitneyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <3>
  • West Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fair Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
  • Hamden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Montowese
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montowese have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montowese
    • Montowese is located in New Haven County
  • Ansonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
    • Ansonia is located in New Haven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansonia <3>
  • Derby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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    • Derby is located in New Haven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Former name for Derby:
    • Birmingham
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <3>
  • Shelton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • East Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haven
    • East Haven is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Haven <3>
  • North Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seymour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Carmel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in New Haven County
  • Mount Carmel Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel Center
    • Mount Carmel Center is located in New Haven County
  • Milford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in New Haven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
  • Short Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
    • Short Beach is located in New Haven County
  • Branford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Totoket
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Totoket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totoket
    • Totoket is located in New Haven County
  • Beacon Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Fairfield County
  • Clintonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
    • Clintonville is located in New Haven County
  • Quinnipiac ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinnipiac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnipiac
    • Quinnipiac is located in New Haven County
  • Brooksvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksvale
    • Brooksvale is located in New Haven County
  • White Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
    • White Hills is located in Fairfield County

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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 Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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