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 Putnam in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Putnam. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Putnam listed first.
- Putnam Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Ballouville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Putnam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- Pomfret Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grosvenor Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Killingly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Glocester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Pomfret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pomfret Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- North Grosvenor Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Killingly
(5 miles [8 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
- South Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- South Killingly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- North Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- Elliotts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elliotts is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quinebaug
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pascoag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- West Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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