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 Windmill Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Windmill Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Windmill Springs listed first.
- Granby
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Granby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hoskins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoskins is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
- Tariffville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Granby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Granby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Rainbow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- West Suffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barkhamsted
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Canton is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
- West Simsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poquonock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weatogue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Windsor Locks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Suffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Southwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Warehouse Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Warehouse Point is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehouse Point
- Canton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hayden is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Warehouse Point Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Feeding Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
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 Windmill Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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