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 Chambers in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Chambers. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Post Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Beaver Dams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dyke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dyke is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Townsend
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Ferenbaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferenbaugh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferenbaugh
- Monterey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Pine Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wedgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Big Flats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Campbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Painted Post
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- East Corning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Corning is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corning
- Horseheads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catharine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <2>
- South Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Bradford is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradford
- Coopers Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Tyrone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reading Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sonora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
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 Chambers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |