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 Fort Hamilton had a population of 2,617 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Hamilton, with the one closest to Fort Hamilton listed first.
- Bath Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bensonhurst
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Utrecht
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Utrecht is located in Kings County
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- Bay Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rosebank
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rosebank is located in Richmond County
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- Fort Wadsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arrochar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arrochar is located in Richmond County
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- Stapleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County
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- Clifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Richmond County
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- Coney Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gravesend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in Kings County
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- Saint George
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Richmond County
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- New Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Richmond County
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- Grasmere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grasmere is located in Richmond County
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- Brighton Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan Beach is located in Kings County
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- Sheepshead Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flatbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
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- West New Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West New Brighton is located in Richmond County
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- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Richmond County
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- New Dorp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Dorp is located in Richmond County
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- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Port Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port 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 Fort Hamilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |