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 Alton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alton listed first.
- Wood River Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
- Woodville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Ashaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canonchet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carolina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Potter Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Kenyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shannock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hope Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Charlestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Glen is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Glen
- Clarks Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarks Falls is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Falls
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Quonochontaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quonochontaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quonochontaug
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Usquepaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kingston Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Matunuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matunuck is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matunuck
- West Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kingston
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 Alton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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