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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 Trout River had a population of 276 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Trout River, with the one closest to Trout River listed first.

  • Westville Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Westville Center is also located in Franklin County
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    • Former name for Westville Center:
    • Westville Centre
  • Sun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun is also located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Fort Covington Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fort Covington Center is also located in Franklin County
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    • Former name for Fort Covington Center:
    • Fort Covington Centre
  • Malone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Malone is also located in Franklin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,621 people
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  • Burke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burke is also located in Franklin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <2>
  • Thayer Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Thayer Corners is also located in Franklin County
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  • Fort Covington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • North Bangor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Whippleville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Chateaugay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bombay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • South Bombay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • South Bombay is also located in Franklin County
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  • Bangor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Brushton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • West Bangor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bangor is also located in Franklin County
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  • Skerry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Skerry is also located in Franklin County
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  • Chasm Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Chasm Falls is also located in Franklin County
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  • Brainardsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moira
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Dickinson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Dickinson is also located in Franklin County
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  • Hogansburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Churubusco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Alburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alburg is also located in Franklin County
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  • Helena
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Brasher Iron Works
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Brasher Iron Works is located in Saint Lawrence County
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  • Dickinson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dickinson is also located in Franklin 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 Trout River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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