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 Fire Island had a population of 81 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fire Island, with the one closest to Fire Island listed first.
- Great River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Islip
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Sayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Sayville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sayville
- Bayport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bohemia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Babylon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Central Islip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patchogue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Patchogue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Patchogue
- Holbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ronkonkoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hauppauge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holtsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lindenhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bellport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandanch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Medford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amityville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Fire Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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