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 Babylon had a population of 2,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Babylon had a population of 11,942 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Babylon, with the one closest to Babylon listed first.
- Lindenhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wyandanch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Amityville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Islip
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Great River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Melville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fire Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Central Islip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hauppauge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Commack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Bohemia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Northport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Sayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Sayville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sayville
- Sayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ronkonkoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smithtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bayport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Northport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Centerport
(14 miles [22.5 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 Babylon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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