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>
While we didn't find Harrisville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Harrisville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Putnam
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Thompson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pomfret
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pomfret Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grosvenor Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ballouville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Abington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pomfret Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- Wilsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- West Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quinebaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eastford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elliotts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Killingly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- East Killingly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Glocester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodstock Valley
(7 miles [11.3 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 Harrisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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