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, Brayton Point had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brayton Point, with the one closest to Brayton Point listed first.
- Fall River
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- South Swansea
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Swansea
- South Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Swansea Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
- Bowenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
- Swansea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - North Tiverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tiverton
- North Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Flint Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
- Steep Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
- Pottersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Pottersville is located in Bristol County
- Hortonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- North Swansea
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Swansea
- North Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Bristol Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Ferry
- Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - North Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- North Westport is located in Bristol County
- Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Dighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Nayatt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Westport Factory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory
- Westport Factory is located in Bristol County
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - West Dighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Dighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- South Rehoboth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
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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 Brayton Point, 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. |