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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Alford had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Alford had a population of 485 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alford, with the one closest to Alford listed first.

  • North Egremont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
    • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County
  • Van Deusenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Housatonic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Egremont Plain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Great Barrington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
    • Green River is located in Columbia County (NY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Green River
    • From Alford to Green River
  • Glendale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Berkshire County
  • Rockdale Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Hillsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hillsdale
    • North Hillsdale is located in Columbia County (NY)
  • South Egremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
    • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County
  • Stockbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Austerlitz
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Lee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Stockbridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • State Line
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Berkshire County
  • Richmond Furnace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
    • Richmond Furnace is located in Berkshire County
  • Craryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
    • Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Sheffield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hartsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lee
    • From Alford to Lee
  • Red Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Spencertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencertown
    • Spencertown is located in Columbia County (NY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencertown <4>
  • Flatbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrook
    • Flatbrook is located in Columbia County (NY)
  • Harlemville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.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 Alford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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