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 Coney Island had a population of 3,313 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Coney Island, with the one closest to Coney Island listed first.
- Brighton Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bath Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gravesend
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Utrecht
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Utrecht is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Utrecht
- Bensonhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manhattan Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Manhattan Beach is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach
- Sheepshead Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Fort Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flatlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebank is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
- Fort Wadsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arrochar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arrochar is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrochar
- Flatbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Stapleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Grasmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grasmere is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Canarsie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Tompkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- New Dorp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Dorp is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dorp
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West New Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West New Brighton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Brighton
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
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 Coney Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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