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 Putnam Heights had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Putnam Heights, with the one closest to Putnam Heights listed first.
- Ballouville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Putnam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Killingly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomfret Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Killingly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- West Glocester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pomfret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pomfret Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grosvenor Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Killingly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elliotts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- South Foster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Foster
- Pascoag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
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 Putnam Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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