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 Thompson had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Grosvenor Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Thompson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
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- North Grosvenor Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Putnam Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- West Glocester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- East Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County
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- South Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ballouville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Pomfret Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Killingly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- Pomfret Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Killingly
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Foster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Pascoag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- West Dudley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dudley
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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