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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 Plainview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Plainview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.

  • Melville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyandanch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Huntington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cold Spring Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Harbor
    • Cold Spring Harbor is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring Harbor <2>
  • Amityville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lindenhurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <2>
  • Elwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Suffolk County
  • Greenlawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Babylon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Commack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commack
    • Commack is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commack <2>
  • East Northport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
    • East Northport is located in Suffolk County
  • Northport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
    • Northport is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <2>
  • Brentwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bay Shore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Islip
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Central Islip
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kings Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
    • Kings Park is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Park <2>
  • Little Neck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hauppauge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauppauge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauppauge
    • Hauppauge is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauppauge <2>
  • Great Neck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck
    • Great Neck is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Neck <2>
  • Douglaston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Douglaston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglaston
    • Douglaston is located in Queens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglaston <2>
  • Smithtown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bayside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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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 Plainview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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