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 Wantagh in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wantagh. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wantagh listed first.
- Amityville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lindenhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Babylon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wyandanch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Neck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Far Rockaway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Douglaston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bay Shore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Greenlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Great Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jamaica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Islip
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Commack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Queens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arverne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arverne is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arverne
- East Northport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morris Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
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 Wantagh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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