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 Bernardston had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bernardston had a population of 2,089 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bernardston, with the one closest to Bernardston listed first.
Gill (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Gill is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
Mount Hermon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon Riverside (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Riverside is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Leyden (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Leyden is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
Montague City (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Montague City is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City Northfield Farms (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Northfield Farms is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Farms East Northfield (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
East Northfield is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northfield Northfield (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Northfield is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
West Northfield (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
West Northfield is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield South Vernon (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon East Shelburne (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
East Shelburne is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shelburne Greenfield (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Greenfield is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
Millers Falls (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Millers Falls is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls Vernon (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
West Leyden (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
West Leyden is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leyden Cheapside (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Cheapside is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside East Deerfield (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
East Deerfield is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deerfield Farley (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Farley is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Lake Pleasant (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant Hinsdale (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Elm Grove (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Elm Grove is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Griswoldville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Griswoldville is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville Shattuckville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Shattuckville is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville Deerfield (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Deerfield is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
Montague (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Montague is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
Erving (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Erving is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
Guilford Center (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Guilford Center is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Center Ashuelot (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Green River (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Green River is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River Grove (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Grove is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
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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 Bernardston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.