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 Chester had a population of 800 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chester had a population of 4,056 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- East Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Chester is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chester
- Greycourt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greycourt is located in Orange County
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- Sugar Loaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Craigville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Farmingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmingdale is located in Orange County
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- Goshen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Florida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kipps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamptonburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wisner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wisner is located in Orange County
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- Girarde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Hall Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Campbell Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bellvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crystal Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Run is located in Orange County
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- Highland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Washingtonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Orange County
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- New Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newburgh Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newburgh Junction is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Junction
- Central Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neelytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Neelytown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelytown
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 Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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