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 Willimantic had a population of 8,648 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Willimantic, with the one closest to Willimantic listed first.
- Windham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Windham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Windham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mansfield City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Atwoodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eagleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Storrs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Corner
- Chaplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gurleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turnerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mansfield Depot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 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 Willimantic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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