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 Plum Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Plum Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Plum Island listed first.
- Salisbury Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Beach
- Salisbury Beach is located in Essex County
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Newburyport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Newburyport is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Newbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Knights Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Crossing
- Knights Crossing is located in Essex County
- South Seabrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Seabrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Salisbury Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point
- Salisbury Point is located in Essex County
- South Byfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Byfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byfield
- South Byfield is located in Essex County
- Seabrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
- Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <3>
- Amesbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Amesbury is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Byfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rowley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Hampton Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Falls
- Hampton Falls is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton Falls <3>
- South Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton
- South Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hampton <3>
- Merrimacport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimacport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimacport
- Merrimacport is located in Essex County
- West Newbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- West Newbury is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Ipswich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
- Ipswich is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
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- Merrimac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Little Boars Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Boars Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boars Head
- Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Kensington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kensington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Kensington is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensington <3>
- Groveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Groveland is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- South Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Georgetown
- South Georgetown is located in Essex County
- East Boxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Boxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
- East Boxford is located in Essex County
- Rye Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Beach
- Rye Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye Beach <3>
- North Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- North Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Hampton <3>
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
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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 Plum Island, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |