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 Nelson had a population of 74 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Nelson had a population of 740 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Munsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Munsonville is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsonville
- Harrisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Sullivan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Sullivan is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sullivan
- Chesham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chesham is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesham
- South Stoddard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Stoddard is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stoddard
- Sullivan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoddard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Keene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Keene is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Keene
- Marlborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gilsum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Antrim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Surry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swanzey Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swanzey Station is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey Station
- West Peterborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Swanzey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Swanzey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Swanzey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peterborough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Deering
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Deering
- Holton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Alstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Alstead is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alstead
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 Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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