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, Housatonic had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Housatonic, with the one closest to Housatonic listed first.
- Van Deusenville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Stockbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Great Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Stockbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Egremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Egremont Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green River
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Egremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- State Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austerlitz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Hillsdale is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hillsdale
- Richmond Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond Furnace is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tyringham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- East Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flatbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flatbrook is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrook
- Monterey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Housatonic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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