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 Shelter Island had a population of 298 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelter Island, with the one closest to Shelter Island listed first.
- Shelter Island Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Southold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sag Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orient
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peconic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orient Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cutchogue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Suffolk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgehampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Watermill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sagaponack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Springs is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
- Mattituck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Amagansett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shinnecock Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fenwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saybrook Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saybrook Point is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Point
- Jamesport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Black Hall is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hall
- Westbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grove Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Lyme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Shelter Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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