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 Swansea had a population of 1,456 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Swansea had a population of 17,000 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Swansea Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Swansea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Swansea
- Brayton Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brayton Point is located in Bristol County
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- Hortonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bowenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pottersville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Fall River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Steep Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Swansea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Swansea
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Tiverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Flint Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
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- Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- West Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
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- South Rehoboth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
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- Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nayatt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nayatt is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- North Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County
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- Rehoboth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Segreganset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Bristol County
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- Bristol Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Ferry
- Tiverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Freetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berkley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- North Dighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Seekonk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 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 Swansea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |