Mianus (neighborhood)

Mianus /maɪˈænəs/, formerly Mayamus and Upper Landing,^[1] is a neighborhood in the town of Greenwich in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Unlike other Greenwich neighborhoods such as Cos Cob or Old Greenwich, Mianus does not have its own ZIP code or post office. Mianus lies partly in the Cos Cob ZIP code, partly in the Riverside ZIP code area, and partly in the Old Greenwich ZIP code area. It lies at an elevation of 23 feet (7 m) and is home to an elementary school.^[2] Mianus was also home to the Mianus Motor Works, a marine-engine manufacturer.^[3]

The Mianus Village neighborhood is located north of the dammed section of the Mianus River at East Putnam Avenue (U.S. Route 1, also known as the Post Road). The dam separates the tidal salt water estuary from the fresh water river. The area above the dam is called Mianus Pond.

The Veterans Administration and the town of Greenwich, CT developed the village of 40 starter houses—approximately 800 square feet each—after World War II as rental units for returning servicemen and their families. In the 1950s, as many as 90 children lived with their parents in these houses. The nearby Mianus River, Cos Cob harbor and an extensive woods provided the children with an opportunity to live, grow and play in natural habitats rarely found in American public housing projects. Jack T. Scully, who spent the first 18 years of his life here, has written a collection of coming-of-age poems, Mianus Village, celebrating its bygone way of life.

The area and the river are named after the chief of the Siwanoy Tribe of Native Americans that inhabited the area when Europeans first encountered them. The Siwanoys sold areas of what is now called "Old Greenwich" to the first English settlers of the town for "40 English Coates" in 1640.

References

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mianus

Municipalities and communities of Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Cities	Bridgeport Danbury Norwalk Shelton Stamford
Towns	Bethel Brookfield Darien Easton Fairfield Greenwich Monroe New Canaan New Fairfield Newtown Redding Ridgefield Sherman Stratford Trumbull Weston Westport Wilton
Borough	Newtown
CDPs	Bethel Byram Cannondale Cos Cob Darien Georgetown Glenville Greenwich Old Greenwich Pemberwick Ridgefield Riverside Southport Stratford Trumbull Westport Wilton Center
Other communities	Aspetuck Botsford Black Rock Branchville Compo Cranbury East Norwalk Glenbrook Greenfield Hill Greens Farms Hattertown Hawleyville Huntington Center Long Hill Long Ridge Lordship Mianus Nichols Round Hill Rowayton Sandy Hook Silvermine South Norwalk Springdale Stepney Village Creek

Coordinates: 41°02′38″N 73°35′28″W / 41.04389°N 73.59111°W / 41.04389; -73.59111