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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>

While we didn't find Bliss Corners in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bliss Corners. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bliss Corners listed first.

  • North Westport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
    • North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • North Tiverton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tiverton
    • North Tiverton is located in Newport County
  • Tiverton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
    • Tiverton is located in Newport County
  • Tiverton Four Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Central Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Westport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
  • Flint Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
    • Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Portsmouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Adamsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • South Westport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westport
    • South Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Westport Factory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fall River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bristol Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Ferry
    • Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County
  • Brayton Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brayton Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton Point
    • Brayton Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • South Swansea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Swansea
    • South Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Bowenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Steep Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bristol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • South Portsmouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
    • South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
  • Swansea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
    • Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Swansea
    • From Bliss Corners to Swansea
  • Swansea Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Little Compton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
    • Little Compton is located in Newport County
  • Westport Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
    • Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Dartmouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • Pottersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
    • Pottersville is located in Bristol County (MA)

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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 Bliss Corners, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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