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>
While we didn't find Lake Ronkonkoma in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Ronkonkoma. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Ronkonkoma listed first.
- Ronkonkoma
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hauppauge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Central Islip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bohemia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holtsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Selden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Medford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Terryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Terryville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Stony Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Great River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Sayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Sayville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sayville
- Sayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bayport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patchogue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Setauket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Setauket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kings Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Islip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Patchogue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Patchogue
- Port Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Commack
(8 miles [12.9 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 Lake Ronkonkoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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