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 Colchester had a population of 69 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colchester, with the one closest to Colchester listed first.
- Walton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hawleys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleys is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleys
- Beerston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beerston is also located in Delaware County
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- Hamden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Downsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Lancey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mundale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mundale is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
- Rock Rift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Rift is also located in Delaware County
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- Loomis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loomis is also located in Delaware County
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- Harvard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harvard is also located in Delaware County
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- Merrickville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrickville is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
- Apex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Apex is also located in Delaware County
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- Franklin Depot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Depot is also located in Delaware County
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- Trout Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Delhi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
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- Tacoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tacoma is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- East Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peakville is also located in Delaware County
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- Sidney Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chiloway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chiloway is also located in Delaware County
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- Horton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Horton is also located in Delaware County
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- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Meredith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Meredith is also located in Delaware County
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- East Masonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Masonville is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Masonville
- Ivanhoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ivanhoe is also located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
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 Colchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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