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 Elwood had a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
- Commack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Northport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Northport is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Greenlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Melville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wyandanch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Central Islip
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hauppauge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smithtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bay Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Babylon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Islip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindenhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ronkonkoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amityville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Great River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bohemia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Elwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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