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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Charlestown had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Charlestown, with the one closest to Charlestown listed first.

  • Green Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Washington County
  • Quonochontaug
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quonochontaug have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quonochontaug
    • Quonochontaug is located in Washington County
  • Perryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kenyon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shannock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wood River Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
    • Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
  • Carolina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carolina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
    • Carolina is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carolina
    • From Charlestown to Carolina
  • Matunuck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matunuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matunuck
    • Matunuck is located in Washington County
  • Woodville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Washington County
  • Ashaway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Point Judith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wakefield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Wakefield is located in Washington County
  • Peace Dale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gould
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Gould is located in Washington County
  • West Kingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kingston
    • West Kingston is located in Washington County
  • Kingston Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Canonchet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Usquepaug
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hopkinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Potter Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
    • Potter Hill is located in Washington County
  • Wyoming
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hope Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel Glen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Glen
    • Laurel Glen is located in New London County (CT)
  • Clarks Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Falls
    • Clarks Falls is located in New London County (CT)
  • White Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • White Rock is located in Washington County

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

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 Charlestown, 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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