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 Damascus had a population of 546 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Damascus, with the one closest to Damascus listed first.
- Cochecton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tyler Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Milanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fosterdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Falls Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Callicoon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Galilee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Calkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Atco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atco is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Cochecton Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Damascus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Damascus
- Narrowsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lava
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lava is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
- Kenoza Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Girdland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Girdland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdland
- Hankins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Torrey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Torrey is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey
- Jeffersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rileyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rileyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileyville
- Siko
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fremont Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mileses
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mileses is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileses
- Dyberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carley Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Eddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tusten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Briscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Obernburg
(10 miles [16.1 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 Damascus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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