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 Bishop Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bishop Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bishop Heights listed first.

North Scituate
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
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Hughesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hughesdale is located in Providence County
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Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Providence County
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South Scituate ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Scituate is located in Providence County
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Thornton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Providence County
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Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Providence County
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Manton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Providence County
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Lymansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lymansville is located in Providence County
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Allendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Providence County
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Georgiaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Georgiaville is located in Providence County
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Rockland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
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Kent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Providence County
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Knightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
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Dyerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dyerville is located in Providence County
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Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stillwater is located in Providence County
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Chopmist
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
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Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Providence County
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Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Providence County
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Arkwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
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Fiskeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fiskeville is located in Providence County
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Oaklawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
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Sockanosset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
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Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Providence County
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Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithfield is located in Providence County
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Phenix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
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Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Kent County
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River Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- River Point is located in Kent County
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Pontiac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pontiac is located in Kent County
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Pocasset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pocasset is located in Providence County
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Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Providence County
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Cranston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Providence County
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Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
South Foster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Foster is located in Providence County
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Footnotes ...

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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 Bishop Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.