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 Wilsonville had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilsonville, with the one closest to Wilsonville listed first.
- North Grosvenor Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grosvenor Dale
- North Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Grosvenor Dale <2>
- Grosvenor Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor Dale
- Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosvenor Dale <2>
- Webster
(2 miles [3.2 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:
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- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- 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>
- Dudley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Quinebaug
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <2>
- East Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Woodstock
- East Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Woodstock <2>
- West Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- 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
- East Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County
- North Woodstock
(5 miles [8 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
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [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
- West Dudley
(5 miles [8 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)
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>
- South Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Putnam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <2>
- West Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 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)
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Sandersdale
(7 miles [11.3 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)
- West Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Pomfret
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Pomfret is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomfret <2>
- Putnam Heights
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- West Sutton
(8 miles [12.9 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)
- Southbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
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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 Wilsonville, 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. |