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 Wheatley Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wheatley Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wheatley Heights listed first.
- Wyandanch
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Melville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lindenhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Babylon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Amityville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Commack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bay Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Islip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Central Islip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Northport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Northport is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Hauppauge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Centerport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smithtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Great River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bohemia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ronkonkoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Wheatley Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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