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 in 1895, Washington had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Washington had a population of 541 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Becket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Middlefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Hinsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Lenox Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Dale
- Lenox Dale is located in Berkshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lenox Dale
- From Washington to Lenox Dale
- Becket Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becket Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket Center
- Becket Center is located in Berkshire County
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - New Lenox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lenox Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenox Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Station
- Lenox Station is located in Berkshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lenox Station
- From Washington to Lenox Station
- Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lee
- From Washington to Lee
- East Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lee
- East Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Lee
- From Washington to East Lee
- West Becket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Becket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Becket
- From Washington to West Becket
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - West Worthington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Worthington
- West Worthington is located in Hampshire County
- Worthington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Worthington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Coltsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coltsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville
- Coltsville is located in Berkshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coltsville
- From Washington to Coltsville
- Lenox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Lenox is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lenox
- From Washington to Lenox
- Tyringham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Pittsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pittsfield
- From Washington to Pittsfield
- South Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- South Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Lee
- From Washington to South Lee
- Berkshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - North Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Chester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- North Chester is located in Hampden County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Chester
- From Washington to North Chester
- Ringville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - East Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- East Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Windsor
- From Washington to East Windsor
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Windsor
- From Washington to Windsor
- Pontoosuc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - West Pittsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsfield
- West Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
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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 Washington, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |