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, Big Island had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Island, with the one closest to Big Island listed first.
- Florida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilcox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilcox is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Amity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Milford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Wisner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wisner is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
- Ridgebury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgebury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
- Glenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- DeKays
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- DeKays is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeKays
- Bellvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Loaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slate Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Chester is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chester
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greycourt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greycourt is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycourt
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Greenwood Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Orange County
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- Craigville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kipps
(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 Big Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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