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 Islip in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Islip. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Islip listed first.
- Babylon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lindenhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bay Shore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyandanch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Islip
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amityville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Great River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Central Islip
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fire Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hauppauge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Commack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Bohemia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Sayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Sayville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sayville
- Sayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ronkonkoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Northport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huntington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centerport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bayport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Northport
(13 miles [20.9 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 West Islip, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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