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

• Lakewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lakewood is located in Kent County
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• Bellefonte
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bellefonte is located in Providence County
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• Pocasset
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pocasset is located in Providence County
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• Norwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Norwood is located in Kent County
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• Spring Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Spring Green is located in Kent County
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• Auburn
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Auburn is located in Providence County
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• Cranston
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Sockanosset
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sockanosset is located in Providence County
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• Hillsgrove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
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• Hoxsie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hoxsie is located in Kent County
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• Elmwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elmwood is located in Providence County
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• Coles
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coles is located in Kent County
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• Riverside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Riverside is located in Providence County
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• Arlington
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington is located in Providence County
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• Silver Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Spring is located in Providence County
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• Knightsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Knightsville is located in Providence County
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• Oaklawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oaklawn is located in Providence County
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• Warwick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Conimicut
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Conimicut is located in Kent County
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• Pontiac
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pontiac is located in Kent County
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• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Kent County
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• Bayside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayside is located in Kent County
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• River View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • River View is located in Kent County
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• Nayatt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nayatt is located in Bristol County
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• Dyerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dyerville is located in Providence County
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• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Providence is located in Providence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Seekonk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
• East Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • East Providence is located in Providence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Thornton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornton is located in Providence County
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