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 Plainfield in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Plainfield. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Plainfield listed first.
- Plainfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Central Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moosup
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wauregan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Canterbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ekonk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Oneco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westminster is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Jewett City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Moosup Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moosup Valley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosup Valley
- South Killingly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Voluntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Escoheag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Escoheag is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escoheag
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Killingly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pomfret Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Versailles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Killingly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Plainfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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