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 Melville had a population of 231 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Melville, with the one closest to Melville listed first.
- Wyandanch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Greenlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amityville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lindenhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Commack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Northport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Babylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Northport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Shore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Islip
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Central Islip
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hauppauge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smithtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Great River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bohemia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ronkonkoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Great Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Little Neck
(16 miles [25.7 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 Melville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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