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 West Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Melville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Huntington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wyandanch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Greenlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Commack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Northport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amityville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lindenhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Babylon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kings Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central Islip
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hauppauge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smithtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Islip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Great River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Great Neck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Douglaston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Little Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bohemia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ronkonkoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 West Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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