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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Windham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <2>
  • North Grosvenor Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wilsonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
    • Wilsonville is located in Windham County
  • West Thompson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
    • West Thompson is located in Windham County
  • Mechanicsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanicsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
  • East Thompson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
    • East Thompson is located in Windham County
  • Webster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
    • South Woodstock is located in Windham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Woodstock <2>
  • East Woodstock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Putnam Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Putnam Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
    • Putnam Heights is located in Windham County
  • West Glocester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
    • West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
  • West Dudley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dudley
    • West Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • North Woodstock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
    • North Woodstock is located in Windham County
  • Pomfret
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ballouville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ballouville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville
    • Ballouville is located in Windham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <2>
  • West Woodstock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
    • West Woodstock is located in Windham County
  • Pomfret Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
  • West Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
    • West Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Pomfret Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
    • Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
    • Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
  • West Sutton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sutton
    • West Sutton is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Oxford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
  • Sandersdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersdale
    • Sandersdale is located in Worcester County (MA)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Thompson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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