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