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 Simsbury had a population of 247 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Simsbury, with the one closest to West Simsbury listed first.
- Weatogue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simsbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Canton is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
- Canton Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hoskins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskins is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
- Barkhamsted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Bloomfield is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Tariffville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nepaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rainbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rainbow is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- East Granby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Granby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bakersville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Poquonock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Simsbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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