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, Bensonhurst had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bensonhurst, with the one closest to Bensonhurst listed first.
- Bath Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Utrecht
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Utrecht is located in Kings County
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- Parkville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in Kings County
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- Bay Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fort Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coney Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sheepshead Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gravesend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arrochar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arrochar is located in Richmond County
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- Brighton Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan Beach is located in Kings County
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- Flatlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flatbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
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- Rosebank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rosebank is located in Richmond County
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- Fort Wadsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Richmond County
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- Tompkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tompkinsville is located in Richmond County
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- Stapleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County
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- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Richmond County
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- Grasmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grasmere is located in Richmond County
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- Canarsie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Dorp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Dorp is located in Richmond County
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- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West New Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West New Brighton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Brighton
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 Bensonhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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