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 Cold Spring Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cold Spring Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cold Spring Beach listed first.
- Belleville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Wickford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Lafayette
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Allenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Wickford Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Davisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Davisville is located in Washington County
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- East Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Potowomut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Chepiwanoxet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chepiwanoxet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepiwanoxet
- Chepiwanoxet is located in Kent County
- Kingston Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingston Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- West Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kingston
- West Kingston is located in Washington County
- Gould
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Rocky Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Peace Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Narragansett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Crompton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Oakland Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Buttonwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Cowesett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
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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 Cold Spring Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |