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 in 1895, Wilson had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.

Burnham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Burnham is located in Hartford County
Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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- Windsor is located in Hartford County
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Cottage Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County
Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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- Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,535 people
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East Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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- East Hartford is located in Hartford County
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Burnside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Burnside is located in Hartford County
Parkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Parkville is located in Hartford County
East Windsor Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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- East Windsor Hill is located in Hartford County
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West Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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- West Hartford is located in Hartford County
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Hockanum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockanum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockanum
- Hockanum is located in Hartford County
Buckland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Buckland is located in Hartford County
Wapping
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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- Wapping is located in Hartford County
South Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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- South Windsor is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Windsor <2>
Hayden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hayden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Hayden is located in Hartford County
Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Elmwood is located in Hartford County
Naubuc ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naubuc have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naubuc
- Naubuc is located in Hartford County
North Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- North Bloomfield is located in Hartford County
Poquonock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquonock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock
- Poquonock is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquonock <2>
Rainbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Rainbow is located in Hartford County
Newington Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Junction
- Newington Junction is located in Hartford County
Wethersfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wethersfield
- Wethersfield is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wethersfield <2>
Glastonbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
- Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glastonbury <2>
Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Addison is located in Hartford County
Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Manchester has also been known as:
- Central Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
Windsor Locks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Locks
- Windsor Locks is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor Locks <2>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.