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

• Wood River Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
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• Charlestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlestown is located in Washington County
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• Kenyon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kenyon is located in Washington County
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• Shannock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shannock is located in Washington County
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• Carolina
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Carolina is located in Washington County
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• Woodville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodville is located in Washington County
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• Green Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Hill is located in Washington County
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• Perryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Perryville is located in Washington County
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• Wyoming
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wyoming is located in Washington County
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• Quonochontaug
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Quonochontaug is located in Washington County
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• Hope Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hope Valley is located in Washington County
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• Matunuck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Matunuck is located in Washington County
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• Usquepaug
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Usquepaug is located in Washington County
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• Canonchet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Canonchet is located in Washington County
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• Hopkinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopkinton is located in Washington County
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• Ashaway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ashaway is located in Washington County
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• Potter Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Potter Hill is located in Washington County
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• West Kingston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Kingston is located in Washington County
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• Kingston Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingston Station is located in Washington County
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• Wakefield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wakefield is located in Washington County
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• Peace Dale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Peace Dale is located in Washington County
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• Rocky Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
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• Gould
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gould is located in Washington County
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• Kingston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingston is located in Washington County
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• Rockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockville is located in Washington County
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• Laurel Glen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurel Glen is located in New London County (CT)
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• Clarks Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Clarks Falls is located in New London County (CT)
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