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 Renfrew had a population of 3,000 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Renfrew, with the one closest to Renfrew listed first.
- Adams
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Zylonite
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cheshire Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire Harbor is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Harbor
- Savoy Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greylock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Adams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cheshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Florida
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackinton is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackinton
- Briggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Sweets Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweets Corner is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Corner
- New Ashford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Savoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosac Tunnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoosac Tunnel is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosac Tunnel
- Williamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Williamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Williamstown is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamstown
- Farnams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Stamford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berkshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Pownal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
- West Hawley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- Rowe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Renfrew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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