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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Block Island had a population of 1,300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Block Island, with the one closest to Block Island listed first.
- Quonochontaug
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quonochontaug is located in Washington County
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- Green Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
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- Charlestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Point Judith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matunuck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matunuck is located in Washington County
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- Perryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Watch Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watch Hill is located in Washington County
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- Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Washington County
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- Wood River Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
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- Peace Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rocky Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kenyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shannock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carolina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ashaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Narragansett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Potter Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Hill is located in Washington County
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- Gould
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Washington County
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- White Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Washington County
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- Stonington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Washington County
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- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Kingston is located in Washington County
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- Kingston Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hopkinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Usquepaug
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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 Block Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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