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 Westview Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westview Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westview Heights listed first.
- Middlebury
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Waterbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Naugatuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
- Union City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Waterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Farms is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farms
- Minortown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Minortown is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minortown
- North Woodbury ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
- Woodbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Southford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
- Beacon Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greystone is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville
- Southbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wolcott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Quaker Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Farms is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Farms
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tolles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tolles is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolles
- Reynolds Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reynolds Bridge is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Bridge
- South Britain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Cheshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Cheshire is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cheshire
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thomaston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 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 Westview Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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