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 Thompson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thompson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Grosvenor Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thompson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wilsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- West Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- East Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Putnam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dudley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
- Quinebaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Putnam Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- West Glocester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- West Dudley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dudley
- North Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- Pomfret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballouville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Pomfret Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- West Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
- Pomfret Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Dayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Killingly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pascoag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- West Sutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Sutton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sutton
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
- Sandersdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersdale is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersdale
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 Thompson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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