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 Fishers Island had a population of 324 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fishers Island, with the one closest to Fishers Island listed first.
- Groton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Groton is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
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- Noank
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poquonock Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge
- West Mystic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mystic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Central Waterford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <2>
- Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mystic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Niantic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Beach is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Gales Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Uncasville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Lyme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Lyme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orient Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orient Point is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
- Allyn Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allyn Point is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
- Ledyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Massapeag
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Massapeag is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapeag
- North Stonington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mohegan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mohegan is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
- Montville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Poquetanuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Poquetanuck is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquetanuck
- Black Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Black Hall is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hall
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 Fishers Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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