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 Ronkonkoma had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ronkonkoma, with the one closest to Ronkonkoma listed first.
- Bohemia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Central Islip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint James
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holtsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hauppauge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Sayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Sayville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sayville
- Sayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smithtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Great River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bayport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patchogue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Selden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Islip
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Patchogue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Patchogue
- Coram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terryville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Bay Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Setauket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Setauket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Commack
(9 miles [14.5 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 Ronkonkoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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