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 in 1895, Great River had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Great River, with the one closest to Great River listed first.
- Islip
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Sayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Sayville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sayville
- Bohemia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bay Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fire Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Central Islip
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bayport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ronkonkoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hauppauge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Patchogue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Babylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holtsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Patchogue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Patchogue
- Lake Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Medford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Commack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandanch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lindenhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bellport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Selden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Great River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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