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 in 1895, Ekonk had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ekonk, with the one closest to Ekonk listed first.
- Oneco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moosup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Voluntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Escoheag
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Escoheag is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escoheag
- Glasgo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Central Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wauregan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moosup Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moosup Valley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosup Valley
- Canterbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Killingly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Taftville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Ekonk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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