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 Whispering Woods in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whispering Woods. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whispering Woods listed first.
- Williamson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Williamson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Williamson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williamson
- Pultneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Furnaceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Furnaceville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
- Ontario
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Joy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Ontario Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sodus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Sodus Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sodus Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus Center
- Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Walworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Walworth is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Walworth
- Fairville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Zurich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zurich is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Wallington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wallington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallington
- Walworth Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walworth Station is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth Station
- East Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Sodus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
- Sodus Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Whispering Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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