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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)
    • Burnham is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Windsor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cottage Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cottage Grove is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Hartford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartford is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
  • East Hartford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnside is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Parkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkville is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
  • East Windsor Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Hartford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hockanum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hockanum is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockanum
  • Buckland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Buckland is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
  • Wapping
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wapping is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapping
  • South Windsor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hayden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hayden is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Elmwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmwood is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Naubuc ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Naubuc was located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naubuc
  • North Bloomfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Bloomfield is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • Poquonock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rainbow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rainbow is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
  • Newington Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Newington Junction is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Junction
  • Wethersfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Glastonbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Addison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Addison is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Manchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Manchester is also located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • 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)

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.
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