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>
While we didn't find Fort Morrison in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Morrison. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Morrison listed first.
- Elm Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Franklin County
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- West Leyden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Leyden is located in Franklin County
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- Adamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in Franklin County
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- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Griswoldville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Griswoldville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Leyden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Shattuckville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shattuckville is located in Franklin County
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- East Shelburne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Shelburne is located in Franklin County
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- Halifax
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
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- Green River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green River is located in Windham County (VT)
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- Heath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heath is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- North Heath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Heath is located in Franklin County
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- Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dell is located in Franklin County
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- East Charlemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Charlemont is located in Franklin County
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- Bernardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- West Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford Center is located in Windham County (VT)
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- Buckland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buckland is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
- Bardwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bardwell is located in Franklin County
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- Montague City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montague City is located in Franklin County
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- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Franklin County
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- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charlemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charlemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Cheapside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheapside is located in Franklin County
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- Gill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gill is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Mount Hermon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County
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- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rowe is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
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 Fort Morrison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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