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 Rainbow Lake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rainbow Lake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rainbow Lake listed first.
- Paul Smiths
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrietstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vermontville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Loon Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Saranac Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Saranac Inn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
- Alder Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Goldsmith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Ray Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Union Falls is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
- Wolf Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wolf Pond is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond
- Lake Placid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Cove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
- North Elba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Elba is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
- Wilmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clayburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Standish
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Standish is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Santa Clara
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Clara is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Haselton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Haselton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haselton
- Redford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chasm Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chasm Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasm Falls
- Upper Jay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
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 Rainbow Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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