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 Beacon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Beacon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Beacon listed first.
- Groveville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dutchess Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
- Glenham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roseton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseton
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middle Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fishkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Gate Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction
- Vails Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Brinckerhoff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hamburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Cronomer Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Orrs Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wappingers Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Denniston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Meadowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- West Cornwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leptondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Coldenham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Coldenham is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Coldenham
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 Beacon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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