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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>

While we didn't find Harrisville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Harrisville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.

  • State Line
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • State Line is located in Cheshire County (NH)
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  • Waterville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Waterville is located in Worcester County
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  • Winchendon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
  • Winchendon Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County
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  • Rindge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
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  • West Rindge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
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  • Royalston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Royalston is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
  • Fitzwilliam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fitzwilliam Depot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
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  • South Royalston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Royalston is located in Worcester County
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  • East Rindge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
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  • Baldwinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
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  • Otter River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Otter River is located in Worcester County
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  • Jaffrey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
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  • Tully
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tully is located in Franklin County
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  • Troy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
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  • Richmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
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  • North Orange
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Orange is located in Franklin County
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  • Athol
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Athol is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
  • Templeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Templeton is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
  • East Templeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • East Templeton is located in Worcester County
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  • Gardner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardner is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
  • South Ashburnham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
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  • Ashburnham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
  • Phillipston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Phillipston is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
  • South Gardner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Gardner is located in Worcester County
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  • New Ipswich
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • North Richmond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
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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 Harrisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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