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 had a population of 6,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Putnam, with the one closest to Putnam listed first.
- West Thompson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Putnam Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pomfret
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pomfret Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballouville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grosvenor Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomfret Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Abington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Killingly
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Glocester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- North Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- Elliotts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quinebaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Foster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
- Woodstock Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eastford
(8 miles [12.9 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 Putnam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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