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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
- Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
- Woodville
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Ashaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Canonchet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Carolina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Hopkinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Potter Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Potter Hill is located in Washington County
- Kenyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Shannock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Hope Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Charlestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Laurel Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Glen
- Laurel Glen is located in New London County (CT)
- Clarks Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Falls
- Clarks Falls is located in New London County (CT)
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Rock is located in Washington County
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Quonochontaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quonochontaug have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quonochontaug
- Quonochontaug is located in Washington County
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Usquepaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Kingston Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- North Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Stonington <3>
- Matunuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - West Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kingston
- West Kingston is located in Washington 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 Alton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |