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)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- North Tiverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tiverton
- Tiverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- 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)
- Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
- Flint Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- 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)
- South Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westport
- 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)
- Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Ferry
- Brayton Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brayton Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton Point
- South Swansea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Swansea
- 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)
- South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Swansea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swansea Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Compton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westport Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
- Dartmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- Pottersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pottersville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
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. |