Hawleyville, Connecticut

Hawleyville
Unincorporated area
The Hawleyville Deli lies along Route 25 where it crosses the Housatonic Railroad.
Country  United States
U.S. state  Connecticut
County Fairfield
NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
Region Western CT
Town Newtown
Time zone Eastern
 • Summer (DST) Eastern

Hawleyville is an unincorporated community in Fairfield County in the Town of Newtown, Connecticut about 1 mile outside the Incorporated Borough of Newtown.

History

In early history, the village of Hawleyville briefly emerged as a railroad center, causing the town - Newtown's - population to grow over 4,000 circa 1881.[1] The railroads included the New York and New England Railroad and the Hawleyville Branch of the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad.


References

  1. ↑ Ronald Dale Karr (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England, A Handbook of Railroad History. Branch Line Press. ISBN 0-942147-02-2.

Coordinates: 41°25′34″N 73°21′21″W / 41.4260°N 73.3557°W / 41.4260; -73.3557

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