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 Westport had a population of 1,575 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Westport, with the one closest to Westport listed first.
- Saugatuck
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greens Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Norwalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Norwalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Southport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Wilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winnipauk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Norwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silvermine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silvermine is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermine
- West Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aspetuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Talmadge Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Talmadge Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge Hill
- Darien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville
- North Wilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Noroton Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Noroton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vista
(8 miles [12.9 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 Westport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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