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 Shore in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Shore. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Shore listed first.
- West Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westville is also located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Short Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Short Beach is also located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
- Fair Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven is also located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Highwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highwood was located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Naugatuck Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Naugatuck Junction is also located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck Junction
- Whitneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Branford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ansonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is also located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
- Shelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stratford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montowese
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montowese is also located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montowese
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nichols is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Pine Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Orchard is also located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Totoket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Totoket is also located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totoket
- Hamden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek is also located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- North Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Hills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
- Trumbull
(11 miles [17.7 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 Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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