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

  • Ball Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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  • New Fairfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Towners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Towners is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
  • Dykemans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dykemans is located in Putnam County
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  • Mill Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mill Plain is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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  • Patterson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brewster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Patterson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Patterson is located in Putnam County
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  • Tilly Foster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tilly Foster is located in Putnam County
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  • Danbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
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  • Holmes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carmel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ridgebury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ridgebury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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  • Pawling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Salem is located in Westchester County
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  • Brookfield Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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  • Lanesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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  • Sherman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Quaker Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County
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  • Ludingtonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ludingtonville is located in Putnam County
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  • Crafts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Crafts is located in Putnam County
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  • Croton Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Salem Center is located in Westchester County
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  • Bethel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Purdys
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • West Redding
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawleyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bridgewater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • New Milford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • West Pawling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Pawling is located in Dutchess County
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  • Farmers Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
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  • Kent Cliffs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kent Cliffs is located in Putnam County
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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 Putnam Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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