The Past and Present
Neighborhoods of Waterbury
by District
- Bucks Hill District
- Blue Ridge Neighborhood
- One of the newest neighborhoods in Waterbury
- More information on the Blue Ridge neighborhood page here.
- Jewish and Hebrew Culture page.
- Bucks Hill Neighborhood
- The neighborhood and the “district” are virtually the same
- More information on the Bucks Hill neighborhood page here.
- Bucks Hill Park.
- Bucks Hill Community Club.
- The Italian American Culture page.
- Colonial Gardens Neighborhood
- See “Farmcrest Neighborhood”
- as that is the more correct name
- and both are identical to each other.
- See “Farmcrest Neighborhood”
- Great Brook Neighborhood
- See the Lakewood Neighborhood.
- Farmcrest Neighborhood
- Lakewood Neighborhood
- Pearsallville Neighborhood
- Blue Ridge Neighborhood
- Centre District
- 1st Ward Neighborhood
- Borough Neighborhood
- Center Square
- Central Business District
- Center District, including
- East Gaylord sub-district
- Clay Street sub-district
- Bishop Street sub-district
- Dublin Street sub-district
- Brooklyn sub-district
- Long Hill sub-district
- Sperry Street sub-district
- Ridge Street sub-district
- Westside Hill sub-district
- Welton Street sub-district
- Down Town Neighborhood
- East Center District
- Farm Ridge
- See: Old Farm Ridge
- Gaylord Plain Neighborhood
- Inner City Neighborhood
- International Neighborhood
- Meadow Neighborhood
- North Square Neighborhood
- Old Farm Ridge
- Believed to be all or part of
- Lakewood
- The Lyman’s Lake section of present day Wolcott
- Believed to be all or part of
- West Center District Neighborhood
- East End District or East Side District (not to be confused with Out East)
- Bouley Manor Neighborhood
- East End Neighborhood (not to be confused with the East End “district”)
- Fairlawn Neighborhood
- Hamilton Park Neighborhood
- Includes
- White City
- Includes
- White City Neighborhood
- Wolcott Road Neighborhood
- Woodtick Neighborhood
- North End District
- Albright Neighborhood
- At a time when this part of the North End was not in the City of Waterbury but, rather, in the Town of Waterbury, when both the City of Waterbury and the Town of Waterbury existed.
- At a time when Lakewood Road was Wolcott Road, North Walnut Street was Walnut Street, and Walnut Street continued to (then) Wolcott Road.
- More information about the Albright Neighborhood here.
- Arlington Heights Neighborhood (same timeline as Albright)
- Berkley Heights Neighborhood
- Burnt Hill Neighborhood
- Including the Upper Fulton Park Neighborhood
- Including the Lower Fulton Park Neighborhood
- More about the Burnt Hill Neighborhood here.
- Including the Upper Fulton Park Neighborhood
- Crown Brook Neighborhood
- Fulton Neighborhood
- See Burnt Hill
- See Burnt Hill
- Hilbright
- Sometimes Hillbright
- Also see Albright
- Hill Street Neighborhood
- Hubbard Hole Neighborhood
- Long Hill Neighborhood
- North End of Waterbury Political Action Committee Neighborhood
- Pearl Street Neighborhood
- Scoville Homes Neighborhood (not to be confused with White City)
- Walnut – Orange - Walsh Neighborhood
- Albright Neighborhood
- Other
- Ash Swamp Neighborhood
- This may have been in the
- Waterville District or the
- Bucks Hill District
- This may have been part of Poland
- This may have been in the
- Break Neck Hill Neighborhood
- Formerly part of Hartford, later Farmington, then Waterbury, and, lastly, Middlebury
- More information about Break Neck here.
- Bridge District Neighborhood
- Bucks Meadow
- Chesprocott
- This is NOT a neighborhood, although it is sometimes confused as one. This is an inspection district of the State of Connecticut, and is comprised of the Towns of CHEShire, PROspect, and wolCOTT.
- Hancox Brook Meadow Neighborhood
- Haydensville
- Judd’s Meadow
- Includes most or all of
- What is now the Borough of Naugatuck
- Includes most or all of, especially the meadows of
- The Bristol Neighborhood
- The Gilmartin Neighborhood
- The Hopeville Neighborhood
- The Brooklyn Neighborhood
- The South End Neighborhood
- May have included all or parts of areas further north, such as the river meadows of
- The Fairmont Neighborhood
- The Waterville Neighborhood
- Et cetera
- josfamilyhistory.com/locations/waterbury-ct.htm
- Includes most or all of
- Mill Plain Neighborhood
- Naugatuck Borough
- Although Naugatuck is a town, it is also a Borough of Waterbury
- Pine Grove Neighborhood
- Pine Hill Neighborhood
- Poland
- Although much of Poland was once part of Matetacoke, it may, or may not, have been part of
- The Town of Waterbury, or
- Waterville
- Is now the Town of Terryville
- Although much of Poland was once part of Matetacoke, it may, or may not, have been part of
- Round Hill District Neighborhood
- Documented in 1889, 1901, 1903, 1934, and 1939
- Specifically by full name: Round Hill District
- Including the street by the same name: Round Hill Street
- Identified as a “natural district” for it’s historic importance
- Further Reading
- Documented in 1889, 1901, 1903, 1934, and 1939
- Salem
- Thought to include all or parts of
- The Borough of Naugatuck
- The Bristol Neighborhood
- The Platts Mills Neighborhood
- The Hopeville Neighborhood
- The Gilmartin Neighborhood
- And perhaps other areas
- Thought to include all or parts of
- Valley View Park District Neighborhood
- Documented in 1934 as an important historical natural district
- It is known that this district was NOT part of the (then)
- Brooklyn, Simonsville, Abrigado, Dublin Street, Round Hill, Burnt Hill, Bunker Hill, nor Westside Districts
- It is known that this district was NOT part of the (then)
- Documented in 1934 as an important historical natural district
- Westmont Drive Neighborhood
- There is no historic reference for this neighborhood, and it is, therefore, considered to be ad-hoc.
- The only mention of this neighborhood is documented via NextDoor
- This may be used very narrowly and colloquially, nearly exclusively, among the residents of this otherwise Robinwood Neighborhood.
- Westview Heights Neighborhood
- Ash Swamp Neighborhood
- Out East
- Alexander Neighborhood
- Carabetta Neighborhood
- Deerfield and Sunset Neighborhood
- Which includes the eastern-most part of Waterbury
- Dublin Street District Neighborhood
- East Farms Neighborhood
- Maplewood Manor Neighborhood
- Mohawk Neighborhood
- Out East Neighborhood
- The “Out East” neighborhood, and the term is seldom used as such, is not considered to be a neighborhood as much as it is considered to be a “district”, or “section”, or “sector”
- The Out East neighborhood, to over-simplify, includes everything west of Hamilton Park
- Pierpont Road Neighborhood
- Reidville Neighborhood
- Saw Mill Plains Neighborhood (not to be confused with the Gaylord Plains or Mill Plain)
- Scott Road Neighborhood
- Sloping Acres Neighborhood
- Woodhaven Neighborhood
- South End District
- 3rd Ward Neighborhood
- 4th Ward Neighborhood
- Abrigado Neighborhood
- Althea Park Neighborhood
- Bristol Neighborhood
- Brooklyn Neighborhood
- East Mountain Neighborhood
- Gilmartin Neighborhood
- Holy Land Neighborhood
- Hopeville Neighborhood
- Named after an important businessman, surname Hope
- Horse Pasture District Neighborhood
- Includes all or part of
- Althea Park Neighborhood
- Washington Hill Neighborhood
- Hamilton Park Neighborhood (an Out East neighborhood)
- Gilmartin Neighborhood
- Hopeville Neighborhood
- Includes all or part of
- Jersey
- A largely unrecognized neighborhood, except colloquially by the residents of Jersey, and, perhaps, Gilmartin and Hopeville
- Platts Mills Neighborhood
- Platts Ville District
- Simonsville Neighborhood
- South End Neighborhood (not to be confused with the South End “district” or “sector”
- Washington Hill Neighborhood
- Waterville, Village of
- 2nd Ward Neighborhood
- Columbia Heights
- Cottage Park Neighborhood
- Cracker Hill Neighborhood
- Fairmont Neighborhood
- Highland Park Neighborhood
- Hillside Neighborhood
- Historic District Neighborhood
- Historic Overlook Neighborhood
- Norwood Heights Neighborhood
- Norwood Park Neighborhood
- Old Long Cove Neighborhood
- Old Long Cove was never actually any sort of neighborhood, but, rather, simply a cove along the western front of Waterville
- Most likely in the area where Willow Street is closest to the Naugatuck River
- Overlook Neighborhood
- Pine Hole Neighborhood (not to be confused with Pine Grove, and not to be confused with The Pines)
- The Pines Neighborhood (not to be confused with Pine Hole, and not to be confused with Pine Grove)
- Plaza Neighborhood
- Saint Margaret’s – Willow – Plaza Neighborhood
- Waterville [proper] Neighborhood (used colloquially interchangeably with Waterville District)
- West Side District (colloquially often referred to as the West End, although that term isn’t technically as accurate)
- 5th Ward Neighborhood
- Browns Meadow Neighborhood
- Bunker Hill Neighborhood
- The Bunker Hill Neighborhood
- Schoefield Park
- The Bunker Hill Neighborhood Association
- The Bunker Hill Sports Association
- Bunker Hill Congressional Church
- Clark Hill District Neighborhood
- Country Club Neighborhood
- Country Club Wood Neighborhood
- Fairy Village Neighborhood
- Grandview Heights Neighborhood
- Heritage Neighborhood
- Lakeside Boulevard Neighborhood
- Manhan Meadows Hill Neighborhood
- It is unlikely that the Manhan Meadows Hill neighborhood was actually ever a neighborhood.
- It is more likely that Manhan Meadows was simply an island within the Manhan River or the Naugatuck River, or betwixt them.
- Morningside Neighborhood
- Murray Park Neighborhood
- Although not part of the Town Plot Hill Neighborhood,
- the Murray Park Neighborhood Association (MPNA) asked the Town Plot Neighborhood Association (TPNA) to combine resources and to share meeting venues
- the strategy worked for a while,
- although the attendance of the Murray Park residents dwindled, and
- the Murray Park Neighborhood Association became defunct;
- although the attendance of the Murray Park residents dwindled, and
- Therefore, colloquially, residents of the Murray Park Neighborhood consider themselves to be part of the Town Plot Neighborhood
- the Murray Park Neighborhood Association (MPNA) asked the Town Plot Neighborhood Association (TPNA) to combine resources and to share meeting venues
- For all other purposes, the Murray Park Neighborhood is distinctly it's own neighborhood
- Including Lower Murray Park Neighborhood
- Including Upper Murray Park Neighborhood
- Although not part of the Town Plot Hill Neighborhood,
- New Haven Neighborhood
- Newton Heights Neighborhood
- Oronoke District Neighborhood
- Robinwood Neighborhood
- Steel’s Plain District Neighborhood
- Tompkins District Neighborhood
- Town Plot Neighborhood
- West End Neighborhood (not to be confused with the West End District, which is more accurately known as the West Side)
- Western Hills Neighborhood
- Westside Hill Neighborhood
- Westside Manor Neighborhood